Louisa May Alcott and the Textual Child - A Critical Theory Approach (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)

This book examines constructions of childhood in the works of Louisa May Alcott. While Little Women continues to gain popular and critical attention, Alcott's wider works for children have largely been consigned to history. This book therefore investigates Alcott's lesser-known children's texts to reconsider critical assumptions about childhood in her works and in literature more widely. Kristina West investigates the trend towards reading Alcott's life into her works; readings of gender and sexuality, race, disability, and class; the sentimental domestic; portrayals of Transcendentalism and American education; and adaptations of these works. Analyzing Alcott as a writer for twenty-first-century children, West considers Alcott's place in the children's canon and how new media and fan fiction impact readings of her works today.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Critical Approaches to Children's Literature
Release date:	April 2021
First published:	2020
Authors:	Kristina West
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	226
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-039027-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Children's literature studies Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century
LSN:	3-03-039027-6
Barcode:	9783030390273

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