The Arctic in literature for children and young adults:

As a setting for juvenile literature, the Arctic has traditionally been a space for adventure, the exotic and the fantastic. More recent works have used the Arctic setting to explore a dystopian future, often related to climate change. The aim of the present volume is to examine themes in Arctic juv...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Hansson, Heidi (HerausgeberIn), Lindgren Leavenworth, Maria 1969- (HerausgeberIn), Ryall, Anka 1949- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Routledge 2020
Schriftenreihe:Children's literature and culture
Children's literature and culture
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Links:https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429343704
Zusammenfassung:As a setting for juvenile literature, the Arctic has traditionally been a space for adventure, the exotic and the fantastic. More recent works have used the Arctic setting to explore a dystopian future, often related to climate change. The aim of the present volume is to examine themes in Arctic juvenile fiction from the early nineteenth century until today. The deceptive image of the Arctic as geographically uniform seems to promise a cultural coherence, but the collection illustrates the diversity of Arctic literature by critically discussing and comparing works written by visitors and settlers as well as by indigenous peoples. The chapters combine macro- and micro-perspectives to interrogate and illuminate the role of Arctic literature for young readers in creating, maintaining and increasingly challenging Arctic myths and motifs
Umfang:1 online resource (251 pages)
ISBN:9781000733440
1000733440
9780429343704
0429343701
9781000733259
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9781000733068
1000733068