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Eleanor H. Porter's Pollyanna - A Children's Classic at 100 (Paperback)
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Eleanor H. Porter's Pollyanna - A Children's Classic at 100 (Paperback)
Series: Children's Literature Association Series
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Appearing first as a weekly serial in The Christian Herald, Eleanor
H. Porter's Pollyanna was first published in book form in 1913.
This popular story of an impoverished orphan girl who travels from
America's western frontier to live with her wealthy maternal Aunt
Polly in the fictional east coast town of Beldingsville went
through forty-seven printings in seven years and remains in print
today in its original version, as well as in various translations
and adaptations. The story's enduring appeal lies in Pollyanna's
sunny personality and in her glad game, her playful attempt to
accentuate the positive in every situation. In celebration of its
centenary, this collection of thirteen original essays examines a
wide variety of the novel's themes and concerns, as well as
adaptations in film, manga, and translation. In this edited
collection on Pollyanna, internationally respected and emerging
scholars of children's literature consider Porter's work from
modern critical perspectives. Contributors focus primarily on the
novel itself but also examine Porter's sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up,
and the various film versions and translations of the novel. With
backgrounds in children's literature, cultural and film studies,
philosophy, and religious studies, these scholars extend critical
thinking about Porter's work beyond the thematic readings that have
dominated previous scholarship. In doing so, the authors approach
the novel from theoretical perspectives that examine what happens
when Pollyanna engages with the world around her-her community and
the natural environment-exposing the implicit philosophical,
religious, and nationalist ideologies of the era in which Pollyanna
was written. The final section is devoted to studies of adaptations
of Porter's protagonist.
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