1st Edition
Re-visioning Historical Fiction for Young Readers The Past through Modern Eyes
Contents: List of Figures Foreward Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Living History Fiction: A Past to Excite the Senses 2: Perceptions of Reality: Joan Of Arc In Historical Fiction For Young Readers 3: Agentic Heroines: Re-Inscribing Female Selfhood in Historical Fiction for Young Readers 4: Shaping Identities: Constructing National Character in The Scholastic Press Historical Journal Series 5: Memory and Power: Discourses On War in Historical Fiction For Young Readers 6: Re-writing the Past: An Historical Multicultural Australia? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Kim Wilson recently completed a PhD in English, specializing in children's literature, at Macquarie University. Her research examined the ideological framing of children’s historical fiction published over the last forty years. Her most recent publication, ‘Living History Fiction’. Papers 20.1 (2010): 77-86, argues for a new sub-genre in historical fiction.
