Irish children's literature and culture

Description:

"Irish Children's Literature and Culture looks critically at Irish writing for children from the 1980s to the present, examining the work of many writers and illustrators and engaging with major genres, forms, and issues, including the gothic, the speculative, picturebooks, ethnicity, and globalization. It contextualizes modern Irish children's literature in relation to Irish mythology and earlier writings, as well as in relation to Irish writing for adults, thereby demonstrating the complexity of this fascinating area. What constitutes a "national literature" is rarely straightforward, and it is especially complex when discussing writing for young people in an Irish context. Until recently, there was only a slight body of work that could be classified as "Irish children's literature" in comparison with Ireland's contribution to adult literature in the twentieth century. The contributors to the volume examine a range of texts in relation to contemporary literary and cultural theory, and children's literature internationally, raising provocative questions about the future of the topic. Irish Children's Literature and Culture is essential reading for those interested in Irish literature, culture, sociology, childhood, and children's literature"--

subjects: Books and reading,  English literature,  In literature,  Children's literature, English,  History and criticism,  Children,  Irish authors,  Children's literature, history and criticism,  English literature, history and criticism, 20th century,  English literature, history and criticism, 21st century,  Irish literature, history and criticism,  Children, ireland,  Children, books and reading,  Ireland, in literature,  Littérature anglaise,  Auteurs irlandais,  Histoire et critique,  Littérature de jeunesse anglaise,  Enfants,  Livres et lecture,  Dans la littérature,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  European,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Literature

Places: Ireland