This collection explores the significance of New York City in
children's literature, stressing literary, political, and societal
influences on writing for young people from the twentieth century
to the present day. Contextualized in light of contemporary
critical and cultural theory, the chapters examine the varying ways
in which children's literature has engaged with New York City as a
city space, both in terms of (urban) realism and as an 'idea', such
as the fantasy of the city as a place of opportunity, or other
associations. The collection visits not only dominant themes,
motifs, and tropes, but also the different narrative methods
employed to tell readers about the history, function, physical
structure, and conceptualization of New York City, acknowledging
the shared or symbiotic relationship between literature and the
city: just as literature can give imaginative 'reality' to the
city, the city has the potential to shape the literary text. This
book critically engages with most of the major forms and genres for
children/young adults that dialogue with New York City, and
considers such authors as Margaret Wise Brown, Felice Holman, E. L.
Konigsburg, Maurice Sendak, J. D. Salinger, John Donovan, Shaun
Tan, Elizabeth Enright, and Patti Smith.
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