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ANTARCTICA IN BRITISH CHILDREN?S LITERATURE IBD

ROUTLEDGE
11 / 2020
9780367493257
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Sinopsis

For over a century British authors have been writing about the Antarctic for child readers, yet this body of literature has never been explored in detail. Antarctica in British ChildrenâÇÖs Literature examines this field for the first time, identifying the dominant genres and recurrent themes and tropes while interrogating how this landscape has been constructed as a wilderness within British literature for children. The text is divided into two sections. PartáI focusesáon the stories of early-twentieth-century explorers such as Robert F. Scott and Ernest Shackleton. Antarctica in British ChildrenâÇÖs Literature highlights the impact of childrenâÇÖs literature on the expedition writings of Robert Scott, including the influence of ScottâÇÖs close friend, author J.M. Barrie. The text also reveals the important role of childrenâÇÖs literature in the contemporary resurgence of interest in ScottâÇÖs long-term rival Ernest Shackleton. Part IIáfocuses on fictional narratives set in the Antarctic, including early-twentieth-century whaling literature, adventure and fantasy texts, contemporary animal stories and environmental texts for children. Together these two sections provide an insight into how depictions of this unique continent have changed over the past century, reflecting transformations in attitudes towards wilderness and wild landscapes.

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