CHILDRENS LITERATURE IN CONTEXT

FEATURING CLOSE READINGS OF COMMONLY STUDIED TEXTS, THIS BOOK TAKES STUDENTS OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE THROUGH THE KEY WORKS, THEIR CONTEXTS AND CRITICAL AND POPULAR AFTERLIVES. "CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN CONTEXT" IS A CLEAR, ACCESSIBLE AND CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND ITS WIDER CONTEXTS. IT BEGINS BY INTRODUCING KEY ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE STUDY OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AND ITS SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND LITERARY CONTEXTS. CLOSE READINGS OF COMMONLY STUDIED TEXTS INCLUDING LEWIS CARROLL'S ALICE BOOKS, "THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ", "THE LION", "THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE", THE "HARRY POTTER" SERIES AND THE "HIS DARK MATERIALS" TRILOGY HIGHLIGHT MAJOR THEMES AND WAYS OF READING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. A CHAPTER ON AFTERLIVES AND ADAPTATIONS EXPLORES A RANGE OF WIDER CULTURAL TEXTS INCLUDING THE FILM ADAPTATIONS OF "HARRY POTTER", "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA" AND "THE GOLDEN COMPASS". THE FINAL SECTION INTRODUCES KEY CRITICAL INTERPRETATIONS FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON ISSUES