Melancholia and maturation : the use of trauma in American children's literature /

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Coming of age in children's fiction often means achieving maturity through the experience of trauma. In classics ranging from Old Yeller to The Outsiders, a narrative of psychological pain defies expectations of childhood as a time of innocence and play. In this provocative new book, Eric L. Tr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tribunella, Eric L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©2010.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Maturation (Psychology) in literature.
Loss (Psychology) in literature.
Psychic trauma in literature.
Children's stories, American > History and criticism.
Young adult fiction, American > History and criticism.
Bildungsromans, American > History and criticism.
Maturation (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Perte (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Traumatisme psychique dans la littérature.
Histoires pour enfants américaines > Histoire et critique.
Roman pour jeunes adultes américain > Histoire et critique.
Roman d'éducation américain > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Bildungsromans, American
Children's stories, American
Loss (Psychology) in literature
Maturation (Psychology) in literature
Psychic trauma in literature
Young adult fiction, American
développement affectif > littérature pour la jeunesse américaine (Etats-Unis) > traumatisme psychique > 20e s.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Losing and using queer youth
  • A boy and his dog
  • Knowing, unknowing, and the achievement of young adulthood
  • Melancholic development and Revolutionary War fiction for children
  • Melancholic sacrifice and the Holocaust in American children's culture
  • Coda: physical trauma, childhood embodiment, and children's literature.

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