This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited.
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This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited.
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Acknowledgements Introduction: That was Then? The Eagle Has Landed: Representing the Roman Invasion of Britain in Texts for Children Once, Future, Sometime, Never: Arthur in History 'She Be Faking It': Authenticity and Anachronism Dreams of Things that Never Were: Authenticity and Genre Ancestral Voices, Prophesying War Patterns of History Bibliography Index
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'Many people with an enthusiasm for history form their impressions of it by childhood reading. This book shows clearly how complex the portraits of the British past given in children's literature actually are, and how culturally and ideologically loaded. It is one of those works which both vindicate and reinforce the importance of their subject.' Ronald Hutton, Professor of History, University of Bristol, UK
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781349325870
Publisert
2012-01-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
Research, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Biographical note

Author Catherine Butler: Catherine Butler is Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of the West of England, UK.