Diana Wynne Jones von Farah Mendlesohn

The Fantastic Tradition and Children's Literature
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ISBN: 978-0-415-97023-5
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British author Diana Wynne Jones has been writing speculative fiction for children for more than thirty years. A clear influence on more recent writers such as J. K. Rowling, her humorous and exciting stories of wizard's academies, dragons, and griffins-many published for children but read by all ages-are also complexly structured and thought provoking critiques of the fantasy tradition. This is the first serious study of Jones's work, written by a renowned science fiction critic and historian. In addition to providing an overview of Jones's work, Farah Mendlesohn also examines Jones's important critiques of the fantastic tradition's ideas about childhood and adolescence. This book will be of interest to Jones's many admirers and to those who study fantasy and children's literature.

British author Diana Wynne Jones has been writing speculative fiction for children for more than thirty years. A clear influence on more recent writers such as J. K. Rowling, her humorous and exciting stories of wizard's academies, dragons, and griffins-many published for children but read by all ages-are also complexly structured and thought provoking critiques of the fantasy tradition. This is the first serious study of Jones's work, written by a renowned science fiction critic and historian. In addition to providing an overview of Jones's work, Farah Mendlesohn also examines Jones's important critiques of the fantastic tradition's ideas about childhood and adolescence. This book will be of interest to Jones's many admirers and to those who study fantasy and children's literature.

Autor Mendlesohn, Farah
Einband Fester Einband
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
Seitenangabe 280 S.
Lieferstatus Lieferbar in ca. 10-20 Arbeitstagen
Ausgabekennzeichen Englisch
Abbildungen Farb., s/w. Abb.
Masse H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm 670 g
Coverlag Routledge (Imprint/Brand)
Auflage 1. A.
Reihe Children's Literature and Culture
Verlag Taylor and Francis

Alle Bände der Reihe "Children's Literature and Culture"

Über den Autor Farah Mendlesohn

Farah Mendlesohn hat - unter anderem - mit 'Rhetorics of Fantasy' eines der klügsten Bücher über ein Genre verfasst, das von Akademikern nur selten mit dem nötigen Ernst und den nötigen Kenntnissen behandelt wird. Edward James ist - unter anderem - der Herausgeber des maßgeblichen 'Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature', eines Handbuchs, in dem sich Schriftsteller, Kritiker und Akademiker auf allerhöchstem Niveau mit den unterschiedlichsten Aspekten des Genres befassen.

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