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Children's fantasy literature : an introduction / Michael Levy, Farah Mendlesohn.

Levy, Michael, 1950 April 15- author.; Mendlesohn, Farah, author.
2016
809.89282 L668c 2016
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Title
Children's fantasy literature : an introduction / Michael Levy, Farah Mendlesohn.
Author
Levy, Michael, 1950 April 15- author.
ISBN
9781107018143 (hardback)
1107018145 (hardback)
9781107610293 (paperback)
110761029X (paperback)
Published
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
viii, 274 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
809.89282 L668c 2016
System Control No.
(OCoLC)920676993
(OCoLC)920676993
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction; 1. How fantasy became children's literature; 2. Fairies, ghouls and goblins: the realms of Victorian fancy; 3. The American search for an American childhood; 4. British and Empire fantasy between the wars; 5. The changing landscape of post-war fantasy; 6. Folklore, fantasy and indigenous fantasy; 7. Middle-earth, medievalism and mythopoeic fantasy; 8. Harry Potter and children's fantasy since the 1990s; 9. Romancing the teen; Further reading.
Added Author
Mendlesohn, Farah, author.
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