The close of a century invites both retrospection and
prognostication. As a period of transition, it also brings a sense
of uncertainty, finality, and apocalypticism. These feelings stem
from various events, such as political turmoil, scientific
advancements, and social change. As might be expected, literature
reflects such changes and the feelings they engender. But perhaps
more surprisingly, children's literature is especially sensitive to
such matters, and fiction for children often struggles with dark
and unpleasant issues. This book examines fin de siecle tensions in
19th- and 20th-century children's literature from around the world.
Each chapter is written by an expert contributor, and the volume
ranges over a disparate variety of topics. These include poetry,
series books, pacifist fiction, gender issues, religion and
literature, eco-criticism, minority experiences, humor and the
Holocaust, fantasy and science fiction, and computer culture. In
exploring these issues in relation to children's literature, the
contributors reveal the shifting nature of our values and the world
in which we live. Global in nature, the chapters look at children's
literature from such places as Germany, Holland, the United
Kingdom, Australia, and the United States.
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