Children in Culture, Revisited follows on from the first volume, Children in Culture , and is composed of a range of chapters, newly written for this collection, which offer further fully inter- and multidisciplinary considerations of childhood as a culturally and historically constructed identity rather than a constant psycho-biological entity.

This collection is the first to focus exclusively on twenty-first-century young adult Gothic fiction. The essays demonstrate how the contemporary resurgence of the Gothic signals anxieties about (and hopes for) young people in the twenty-first century. Changing conceptions of young adults as liminal figures, operating between the modes of child and adult, can be mobilised when combined with Gothic spaces and concepts in texts for young people. In young adult Gothic literature, the crossing of boundaries typical of the Gothic is often motivated by a heterosexual romance plot, in which the human or monstrous female protagonist desires a boy who is not her 'type'. Additionally, as the Gothic works to define what it means to be human - particularly in relation to gender, race, and identity - the volume also examines how contemporary shifts and flashpoints in identity politics are being negotiated under the metaphoric cloak of monstrosity.

The remarkable memoir of the children's book writer Ursula Moray Williams, whose classic titles "Gobbolino" and "The Little Wooden Horse" enthralled millions of readers, this book has been published to coincide with the centenary of William's birth. Drawing upon unpublished diaries and letters, this biography recounts the British author's own heartwarming story for the very first time--from the crumbling, fairy-tale mansion of her youth, through love, faith, crises, and sacrifices--and reveals the inspirations behind Williams' creativity. Detailing Williams' extraordinary life from childhood through her 90s, this book rivals the adventures of her brave, fictional heroes.

In this highly original collection leading scholars address the largely overlooked genre of childhood writings by major authors, and explore the genesis of genius. The book includes essays on the first writings of Jane Austen, Byron, Elizabeth Barrett, Charlotte and Branwell Bronte, Louisa May Alcott, George Eliot, John Ruskin, Lewis Carroll and Virginia Woolf. All began writing for pleasure as children, and later developed their professional ambitions. In bursts of creative energy, these young authors, as well as those like Daisy Ashford, who wrote only as a child, produced prose, verse, imitation and parody, wild romance and down-to-earth daily records. Their juvenile writings are fascinating both in themselves, and for the promise of greater works to come. The volume includes an invaluable and thorough annotated bibliography of juvenilia, and will stimulate many directions for research in this lively and fascinating topic.

This engaging study examines diverse genders and sexualities in a wide range of contemporary fiction for children and young people. Mallan's insights into key dilemmas arising from the texts' treatment of romance, beauty, cyberbodies, queer, and comedy are provocative and trustworthy, and deliver exciting theoretical and social perspectives.

Examines classic and contemporary Jewish and African American children's literature Through close readings of selected titles published since 1945, Jodi Eichler-Levine analyzes what is at stake in portraying religious history for young people, particularly when the histories in question are traumatic ones. In the wake of the Holocaust and lynchings, of the Middle Passage and flight from Eastern Europe's pogroms, children's literature provides diverse and complicated responses to the challenge of representing difficult collective pasts. In reading the work of various prominent authors, including Maurice Sendak, Julius Lester, Jane Yolen, Sydney Taylor, and Virginia Hamilton, Eichler-Levine changes our understanding of North American religions. She illuminates how narratives of both suffering and nostalgia graft future citizens into ideals of American liberal democracy, and into religious communities that can be understood according to recognizable notions of reading, domestic respectability, and national sacrifice. If children are the idealized recipients of the past, what does it mean to tell tales of suffering to children, and can we imagine modes of memory that move past utopian notions of children as our future? Suffer the Little Children asks readers to alter their worldviews about children's literature as an "innocent" enterprise, revisiting the genre in a darker and more unsettled light.

The first book-length look at childhood in Edwardian fiction, this book challenges assumptions that the Edwardian period was simply a continuation of the Victorian or the start of the Modern. Exploring both classics and popular fiction, the authors provide a a compelling picture of the Edwardian fictional cult of childhood.

Parallel zu der oeffentlichen Diskussion um die sozialen und bildungspolitischen Implikationen der Inklusion zeichnet sich auch in den Kinder- und Jugendmedien ein Trend ab, der mit dem Thema mehr oder weniger explizit korrespondiert. Fragen, die aus literaturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive besonders interessieren, sind die nach ex/inklusiven asthetischen, thematischen und figuralen Konstellationen in historischer sowie synchroner Perspektive. Dementsprechend fokussieren die Beitrage dieses Bandes aus theoretischer, analytischer und didaktischer Perspektive die Relation von Kinder- und Jugendmedien und Inklusion.

Now available in paperback, The L.M. Montgomery Reader assembles rediscovered primary material on one of Canada's most enduringly popular authors, spanning the entirety of her high-profile career and the years since her death. The second volume, A Critical Heritage, narrates the development of L.M. Montgomery's critical reputation in the years since her death. It traces milestones and turning points such as adaptations for stage and screen, posthumous publications, and the development of Montgomery Studies as a scholarly field. The introduction also considers Montgomery's publishing history in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom at a time when her work remained in print not because it was considered part of a university canon of literature, but simply due to the continued interest of readers. Each volume in The L.M. Montgomery Reader is accompanied by an extensive introduction and detailed commentary by leading Montgomery scholar Benjamin Lefebvre that traces the interplay between the author and the critic, as well as between the private and the public Montgomery.

Why did the figure of the girl come to dominate the American imagination from the middle of the nineteenth century into the twentieth? In Consumerism and American Girls' Literature Peter Stoneley looks at how women fictionalized for the girl reader the ways of achieving a powerful social and cultural presence. He explores why and how a scenario of 'buying into womanhood' became, between 1860 and 1940, one of the nation's central allegories, one of its favourite means of negotiating social change. From Jo March to Nancy Drew, girls' fiction operated in dynamic relation to consumerism, performing a series of otherwise awkward manoeuvres: between country and metropolis, uncouth and unspoilt, modern and anti-modern. Covering a wide range of works and authors, this book will be of interest to cultural and literary scholars alike.

Radical leftist stories...for children In 1912, a revolutionary chick cries, "Strike down the wall!" and liberates itself from the "egg state." In 1940, ostriches pull their heads out of the sand and unite to fight fascism. In 1972, Baby X grows up without a gender and is happy about it. Rather than teaching children to obey authority, to conform, or to seek redemption through prayer, twentieth-century leftists encouraged children to question the authority of those in power. Tales for Little Rebels collects forty-three mostly out-of-print stories, poems, comic strips, primers, and other texts for children that embody this radical tradition. These pieces reflect the concerns of twentieth-century leftist movements, like peace, civil rights, gender equality, environmental responsibility, and the dignity of labor. They also address the means of achieving these ideals, including taking collective action, developing critical thinking skills, and harnessing the liberating power of the imagination. Some of the authors and illustrators are familiar, including Lucille Clifton, Syd Hoff, Langston Hughes, Walt Kelly, Norma Klein, Munro Leaf, Julius Lester, Eve Merriam, Charlotte Pomerantz, Carl Sandburg, and Dr. Seuss. Others are relatively unknown today, but their work deserves to be remembered. (Each of the pieces includes an introduction and a biographical sketch of the author.) From the anti-advertising message of Johnny Get Your Money's Worth (and Jane Too)! (1938) to the entertaining lessons in ecology provided by The Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo (1971), and Sandburg's mockery of war in Rootabaga Pigeons (1923), these pieces will thrill readers intrigued by politics and history-and anyone with a love of children's literature, no matter what age.

Die Arbeit stellt anhand dreier Fallstudien dar, wie eine nahere Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema Orient interkulturelle Erziehung foerdern kann. Sie konzentriert sich auf drei fur die Orient-Rezeption in der deutschen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur exemplarische Beispiele: die "Tausendundeine Nacht"-Kinderausgaben, Karl Mays "Orient-Zyklus" und die Migrantenliteratur. An den drei Fallbeispielen werden nicht nur ethno- bzw. eurozentrische Weisen der Fremdwahrnehmung (Exotismus und Selbstverherrlichung) untersucht, sondern auch Sachstrukturen, an denen "interkulturelle Erziehung" ansetzen kann. Darin liegt auch die didaktische Relevanz der drei Fallbeispiele. Die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Orientbild des jeweiligen Fallbeispiels zielt auf den Abbau der stereotypen und vorurteilsbeladenen Weisen der Orientwahrnehmung zugunsten einer differenzierten und zeitgemassen Selbst- und Fremdwahrnehmung.

Since the late 1970s, scholarly interest in the translation of children's books has increased at a rapid pace. Research across a number of disciplines has contributed to a developing knowledge and understanding of the cross-cultural transformation and reception of children's literature. The purpose of this Reader is to reflect the diversity and originality of approaches to the subject by gathering together, for the first time, a range of journal articles and chapters on translation for children published during the last thirty years. From an investigation of linguistic features specific to translation for children, to accounts of the travels of international classics such as the Grimm Brothers' Household Tales or Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio, to a model of narrative communication with the child reader in translated texts and, not least, the long-neglected comments of professional translators, these essays offer new insights into the challenges and difference of translating for the young.

Die Entwicklung digitaler Moeglichkeiten fuhrt zu neuen Translationsformen. Sie verlangt eine UEberprufung von Ansatzen und Theorien und schafft neue Moeglichkeiten fur (sprachvergleichende) theoretische und korpusbasierte Studien. Die Beitrage dieses Bandes gehen den Auswirkungen der technischen Veranderungen auf die Translation selbst sowie auf die sich stetig verandernden bzw. erweiternden Moeglichkeiten der Translationsforschung im digitalen Zeitalter auf den Grund. Dabei decken sie Themenbereiche wie UEbersetzung und Dolmetschen, Untertitelung und Synchronisierung sowie Ausbildung mit neuen Lehrwerken und Tools ab. Der Band geht auf den 10. Internationalen Kongress zu Grundfragen der Translatologie (LICTRA X) zum Thema Translation 4.0 - Translation im digitalen Zeitalter zuruck.

Die zwanzigste Folge des Jahrbuchs im Gedenkjahr 2014 bietet Beitrage zur deutschen und zur franzoesischen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur des 1. Weltkriegs von Hans-Heino Ewers und Jana Mikota sowie in UEbersetzung einen Auszug aus der wegweisenden Studie La guerre des enfants 1914-1918 des franzoesischen Historikers Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau. Mit Ramona Herz konnte eine Romanistin gewonnen werden, die eine Spezialistin fur das Werk der Autorin Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont ist. Den Forschungsbericht uber die Pixi-Bucher haben zwei Buchwissenschaftlerinnen verfasst. Den Kreis der Beitrager schliessen ein Germanist aus Irland mit einer Untersuchung zu den Marchen Wilhelm Matthiessens, eine baskische UEbersetzungswissenschaftlerin sowie eine Wiener und eine Moskauer Germanistin.

This book examines a wide range of works written by and about child survivors and victims of the Holocaust. The writers analyzed range from Anne Frank and Saul Friedlander to Ida Fink and Louis Begley; topics covered include the Kindertransport experience, exile to Siberia, living in hiding, Jewish children masquerading as Christian, and ghetto diaries. Throughout, the argument is made that these texts use such similar techniques and structures that children's-eye views of the Holocaust constitute a discrete literary genre.

Given the long-standing belief that children ought to be shielded from disturbing life events, it is surprising to see how many stories for kids involve killing. "Bloody Murder" is the first full-length critical study of this pervasive theme of murder in children's literature. Through rereadings of well-known works, such as "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, and "The Outsiders," Michelle Ann Abate explores how acts of homicide connect these works with an array of previously unforeseen literary, social, political, and cultural issues. Topics range from changes in the America criminal justice system, the rise of forensic science, and shifting attitudes about crime and punishment to changing cultural conceptions about the nature of evil and the different ways that murder has been popularly presented and socially interpreted.

"Bloody Murder" adds to the body of inquiry into America's ongoing fascination with violent crime. Abate argues that when narratives for children are considered along with other representations of homicide in the United States, they not only provide a more accurate portrait of the range, depth, and variety of crime literature, they also alter existing ideas about the meaning of violence, the emotional appeal of fear, and the cultural construction of death and dying.

Die hier versammelten Aufsatze aus mehr als 20 Jahren intensiver Beschaftigung mit der deutschen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur thematisieren vor allem deren Beitrag zur moralischen Erziehung und historischen Bildung seit der Aufklarung. Dabei geht es nicht zuletzt auch um die asthetische, um die spielerisch-humoristische Dimension dieser Literatur im Wechselspiel bzw. im Widerstreit mit ihren erzieherischen Intentionen. Die hierbei untersuchten Texte werden immer wieder gelesen als Zeugnisse einer epochenspezifischen burgerlichen Seelen- und Erziehungsgeschichte im Gewand der Belletristik. Einen weiteren Schwerpunkt dieser Sammlung bilden Beitrage zur Entwicklung und zu den verschiedenen Erscheinungsformen jener Sparte zeitgeschichtlicher Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, die seit nunmehr uber 50 Jahren ihren Leserinnen und Lesern den Genozid an den europaischen Juden (Holocaust) vor Augen zu fuhren sucht.

A new and revised edition! Bestselling children's author and internationally respected literacy expert Mem Fox reveals the incredible emotional and intellectual impact reading aloud to children has on their ability to learn to read.
With passion and humor, Fox speaks of when, where, and why to read aloud and demonstrates how to read aloud to best effect and how to get the most out of a read-aloud session. She discusses the three secrets of reading, offers guidance on defining and choosing good books, and addresses the challenges that can arise. And this new edition boasts twenty pages of fresh material, including two new chapters on boy readers and phonics, a foreword, and a list of "Twenty Books that Children Love."
Filled with practical advice, activities, and inspiring true read-aloud miracles, this book is a favorite of educators and parents and a must-have for anyone interested in how children learn to read.

Viele Klassiker der Weltliteratur verdanken ihren Bekanntheitsgrad nicht zuletzt ihrer Rezeption in Form adaptierter Ausgaben fur junge Leser. Die Autorin dieser historisch-deskriptiven UEbersetzungsstudie zeigt am Beispiel einer Analyse von jeweils neun deutschen Kinder- und Jugendbuchausgaben von Gulliver's Travels und The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn aus verschiedenen Jahrhunderten auf, wie zeit- und kulturspezifische Einstellungen der Bearbeiter die Gestaltung der Zieltexte beeinflussen und welche Folgen dies hat. Neben einem historischen UEberblick uber die Rezeptionsgeschichte der beiden Klassiker in Deutschland bietet die Untersuchung einen Einblick in die Besonderheiten des kinderliterarischen UEbersetzens (wie den Umgang mit Tabuthemen und satirischen Elementen) und spricht grundsatzliche UEbersetzungsprobleme (wie die UEbertragung von Dia- und Soziolekten) an.