For over a century British authors have been writing about the
Antarctic for child readers, yet this body of literature has never
been explored in detail. Antarctica in British Children's
Literature examines this field for the first time, identifying the
dominant genres and recurrent themes and tropes while interrogating
how this landscape has been constructed as a wilderness within
British literature for children. The text is divided into two
sections. Part I focuses on the stories of early-twentieth-century
explorers such as Robert F. Scott and Ernest Shackleton. Antarctica
in British Children's Literature highlights the impact of
children's literature on the expedition writings of Robert Scott,
including the influence of Scott's close friend, author J.M.
Barrie. The text also reveals the important role of children's
literature in the contemporary resurgence of interest in Scott's
long-term rival Ernest Shackleton. Part II focuses on fictional
narratives set in the Antarctic, including early-twentieth-century
whaling literature, adventure and fantasy texts, contemporary
animal stories and environmental texts for children. Together these
two sections provide an insight into how depictions of this unique
continent have changed over the past century, reflecting
transformations in attitudes towards wilderness and wild
landscapes.
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