Antarctica in British children's literature /

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 Children's Literature examines this field for the first time, identifying the dominant genres and recurrent themes and...

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Main Author: Moriarty, Sinéad (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Series:Children's literature and culture
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505 0 |a Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part One: "Heroic Era" Narratives -- 1 Robert F. Scott's Last Expedition -- 2 Ernest Shackleton and Heroic Survival -- 3 "Heroic Era" Subversions and Revisions -- Part Two: Antarctic Fiction -- 4 Uncanny Adventures -- 5 Antarctic Whaling Literature for Children -- 6 Picturing Penguins -- Conclusion -- References -- Index 
520 |a 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 Children's 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. PartI focuseson the stories of early-twentieth-century explorers such as Robert F. Scott and Ernest Shackleton. Antarctica in British Children's Literature highlights the impact of children's literature on the expedition writings of Robert Scott, including the influence of Scott's close friend, author J.M. Barrie. The text also reveals the important role of children's literature in the contemporary resurgence of interest in Scott's long-term rival Ernest Shackleton. Part IIfocuses 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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