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This book critically examines Le Guin's fiction for all ages, and
it will be of great interest to her many admirers and to all
students and scholars of children's literature.
American author of science fiction and fantasy Ursula K. Le Guin
has been writing for both children and adults for more than thirty
years. Her celebrated "Earthsea" series of books has been compared
C.S lewis's Narnia chronicles and Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. This
book critically examines Le Guin's fiction for all ages, and it
will be of great interest to her many admirers and to all students
and scholars of children's literature.
Literary critics and authors have long argued about the importance
or unimportance of an author's relationship to readers. What can be
said about the rhetorical relationship that exists between author
and reader? How do authors manipulate character, specifically, to
modulate the emotional appeal of character so a reader will feel
empathy, awe, even delight? In At Arm's Length: A Rhetoric of
Character in Children's and Young Adult Literature, Mike Cadden
takes a rhetorical approach that complements structural, affective,
and cognitive readings. The study offers a detailed examination of
the ways authorial choice results in emotional invitation. Cadden
sounds the modulation of characters along a continuum from those
larger than life and awe inspiring to the life-sized and
empathetic, down to the pitiable and ridiculous, and all those
spaces between. Cadden examines how authors alternate between
holding the young reader at arm's length from and drawing them into
emotional intensity. This balance and modulation are key to a
rhetorical understanding of character in literature, film, and
television for the young. Written in accessible language and of
interest and use to undergraduates and seasoned critics, At Arm's
Length provides a broad analysis of stories for the young child and
young adult, in book, film, and television. Throughout, Cadden
touches on important topics in children's literature studies,
including the role of safety in children's media, as well as
character in multicultural and diverse literature. In addition to
treating ""traditional"" works, he analyzes special cases-forms,
including picture books, verse novels, and graphic novels, and
modes like comedy, romance, and tragedy.
Literary critics and authors have long argued about the importance
or unimportance of an author's relationship to readers. What can be
said about the rhetorical relationship that exists between author
and reader? How do authors manipulate character, specifically, to
modulate the emotional appeal of character so a reader will feel
empathy, awe, even delight? In At Arm's Length: A Rhetoric of
Character in Children's and Young Adult Literature, Mike Cadden
takes a rhetorical approach that complements structural, affective,
and cognitive readings. The study offers a detailed examination of
the ways authorial choice results in emotional invitation. Cadden
sounds the modulation of characters along a continuum from those
larger than life and awe inspiring to the life-sized and
empathetic, down to the pitiable and ridiculous, and all those
spaces between. Cadden examines how authors alternate between
holding the young reader at arm's length from and drawing them into
emotional intensity. This balance and modulation are key to a
rhetorical understanding of character in literature, film, and
television for the young. Written in accessible language and of
interest and use to undergraduates and seasoned critics, At Arm's
Length provides a broad analysis of stories for the young child and
young adult, in book, film, and television. Throughout, Cadden
touches on important topics in children's literature studies,
including the role of safety in children's media, as well as
character in multicultural and diverse literature. In addition to
treating ""traditional"" works, he analyzes special cases-forms,
including picture books, verse novels, and graphic novels, and
modes like comedy, romance, and tragedy.
Thanks to the success of franchises such as The Hunger Games and
Twilight, young adult literature has reached a new level of
prominence and popularity. Teens and adults alike are drawn to the
genre's coming-of-age themes, fast pacing, and vivid emotional
portrayals. The essays in this volume suggest ways high school and
college instructors can incorporate YA texts into courses in
literature, education, library science, and general education.The
first group of essays explores key issues in YA literature,
situates works in cultural contexts, and addresses questions of
text selection and censorship. The second section discusses a range
of genres within YA literature, including both realistic and
speculative fiction as well as verse narratives, comics, and film.
The final section offers ideas for assignments, including
interdisciplinary and digital projects, in a variety of courses.
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