From Colonial to Modern : Transnational Girlhood in Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Literature, 1840-1940 /

Through a comparison of Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand texts published between 1840 and 1940, From Colonial to Modern develops a new history of colonial girlhoods revealing how girlhood in each of these emerging nations reflects a unique political, social, and cultural context. Print culture...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Smith, Michelle J., 1979- (Autor), Bradford, Clare (Autor), Moruzi, Kristine (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sex role in literature.
National characteristics, British, in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Girls in literature.
Femininity in literature.
Children's literature, New Zealand.
Children's literature, Canadian.
Children's literature, Australian.
Australian literature > British influences.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Britanniques dans la litterature.
Imperialisme dans la litterature.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la litterature.
Feminite dans la litterature.
Filles dans la litterature.
Litterature de jeunesse neo-zelandaise > Histoire et critique.
Litterature de jeunesse australienne > Histoire et critique.
Children's literature, New Zealand > History and criticism.
Children's literature, Australian > History and criticism.
Children's literature, Canadian > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of illustrations
  • Acknowledgments. Introduction. Section 1 Empire and transnational flows : Colonial girls' print culture
  • Girlhood in the British Empire. Section 2 National and transnational dynamics : The colonial and imperial family
  • Environment and the natural world
  • Race and texts for girls. Section 3 Modernity and transnational femininities : Work and education
  • Girlhood and coming of age during the First World War
  • Modernity and the nation. Conclusion. Bibliography
  • Index.

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