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Additional authors

1. Fraustino, Lisa Rowe
2. Coats, Karen, 1963-

Description

1. xi, 270 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

1. "Living or dead, present or absent, sadly dysfunctional or merrily adequate, the figure of the mother bears enormous freight across a child's emotional and intellectual life. Given the vital role literary mothers play in books for young readers, it is remarkable how little scholarly attention has been paid to the representation of mothers outside of fairy tales and beyond studies of gender stereotypes. This collection of thirteen essays begins to fill a critical gap by bringing together a range of theoretical perspectives by a rich mix of senior scholars and new voices. Following an introduction in which the coeditors describe key trends in interdisciplinary scholarship, the book's first section focuses on the pedagogical roots of maternal influence in early children's literature. The next section explores the shifting cultural perspectives and subjectivities of the twentieth century. The third section examines the interplay of fantasy, reality, and the ethical dimensions of literary mothers. The collection ends with readings of postfeminist motherhood, from contemporary realism to dystopian fantasy. The range of critical approaches in this volume will provide multiple inroads for scholars to investigate richer readings of mothers in children's and young adult literature"--

Series statement

1. Children's literature association series

Uniform title

1. Children's literature association series.

Subject

1. Mothers in literature
2. Feminism and literature
3. Motherhood in literature
4. Children's stories, English > History and criticism
5. Young adult fiction, American > History and criticism
6. Young adult fiction, English > History and criticism
7. Women and literature
8. Children's stories, American > History and criticism
9. Mothers in popular culture
10. Motherhood in popular culture

Call number

1. JFE 16-7014

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title

1. Mothers in children's and young adult literature : from the eighteenth century to postfeminism / edited by Lisa Rowe Fraustino and Karen Coats.

Publisher

1. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2016]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Children's literature association series
2. Children's literature association series.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Connect to:

1. Cover image

Added author

1. Fraustino, Lisa Rowe, editor.
2. Coats, Karen, 1963- editor.

Other form:

1. Online version: Mothers in children's and young adult literature. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2016] 9781496807007 (DLC) 2015046953

LCCN

1. 2015042374

ISBN

1. 9781496806994 hardcover
2. 1496806999 hardcover

Research call number

1. JFE 16-7014