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Author:

Butler, Catherine, 1963-

Title:

Reading history in children's books / Catherine Butler and Hallie O'Donovan.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

ix, 207 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Historical fiction, English--History and criticism.
Children's stories, English--History and criticism.
Historical fiction, American--History and criticism.
Children's stories, American--History and criticism.
History in literature.
Great Britain--In literature.
Great Britain--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Great Britain--Historiography.
Children--Books and reading.
Teenagers--Books and reading.

Other Authors:

O'Donovan, Hallie, 1958-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

"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."--Publisher's website.

ISBN:

0230278086
9780230278080

OCLC:

(OCoLC)785873581

LCCN:

2012016698

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)