Evil children in the popular imagination / Karen J. Renner.

Focusing on narratives with supernatural components, Karen J. Renner argues that the recent proliferation of stories about evil children demonstrates not a declining faith in the innocence of childhood but a desire to preserve its purity. From novels to music videos, photography to video games, the...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Renner, Karen J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Monstrous Births
  • 2. Gifted Children
  • 3. Child Ghosts
  • 4. Possessed Children
  • 5. Ferals
  • 6. Changelings
  • Primary Sources
  • Works Cited
  • Index.