1st Edition
Narratives of Love and Loss Studies in Modern Children's Fiction
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
295 Pages
by
Routledge
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On its first publication Narratives of Love and Loss was widely recognised as an important and perceptive contribution to the study of children's literature and for its capacity to stimulate deep emotional responses in both child and adult readers. This welcome reissue includes a new postscript exploring in detail the phenomenal success of J.K Rowling's series of Harry Potter stories. The... Read more
Preface to the Revised Edition , Introduction: Deep Structures in Modern Children’s Fiction , Loneliness, Dreaming and Discovery: Tom’s Midnight Garden , Narnia: An Imaginary Land as Container of Moral and Emotional Adventure , Magic Wishes and the Self-Explorations of Children: Five Children and It , The Life of Dolls: Rumer Godden’s Understanding of Children’s Imaginative Play , The Maternal Capacities of a Small Boy: The Indian in the Cupboard , Animals in Reality and Fantasy: Two Stories by Philippa Pearce , The Poetic Power of Ordinary Speech: E. B. White’s Children’s Stories , Who Believes in ‘Borrowers’? , Making Out in America: The Mouse and His Child , Inner Implications of Extended Traumas: Carrie’s War , Finding Oneself Among Strangers: Three Stories by Paula Fox , Conclusion: Explorations of Loss , Postscript: The Inner World of Harry Potter
Biography
Margaret Rustin
