Constructing adolescence in fantastic realism / Alison Waller.
"Constructing Adolescence in Fantastic Realism examines those fundamental themes which inform our understanding of "the teenager" - themes that emerge in both literary and cultural contexts. Models of adolescence do not arise solely from discourses of psychology, sociology, and educat...
Saved in:
| Online Access: |
Publisher description |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Routledge,
2009.
|
| Series: | Children's literature and culture.
|
| Subjects: |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a22000004a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | b4931900 | ||
| 003 | CoU | ||
| 005 | 20080919032900.0 | ||
| 008 | 080118s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2008002336 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780415958325 (hbk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 0415958326 (hbk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 9780203894132 (ebk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 0203894138 (ebk.) | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)ocn190850775 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)190850775 | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |c DLC |d YDXCP |d BTCTA |d BAKER |d C#P |d BWX |d CDX |d OrLoB-B | ||
| 049 | |a CODA | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a PR830.Y68 |b W36 2009 |
| 100 | 1 | |a Waller, Alison. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008004489 |1 http://isni.org/isni/0000000055552305. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Constructing adolescence in fantastic realism / |c Alison Waller. |
| 260 | |a New York : |b Routledge, |c 2009. | ||
| 300 | |a xv, 220 pages ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent. | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia. | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier. | ||
| 490 | 1 | |a Children's literature and culture. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216) and index. | ||
| 520 | 1 | |a "Constructing Adolescence in Fantastic Realism examines those fundamental themes which inform our understanding of "the teenager" - themes that emerge in both literary and cultural contexts. Models of adolescence do not arise solely from discourses of psychology, sociology, and education. Rather, these models - frameworks including developmentalism, identity formation, social agency, and subjectivity in cultural space - can also be found represented symbolically in fantastic tropes such as metamorphosis, time-slip, hauntings, doppelgangers, invisibility, magic gifts, and witchcraft. These are the incredible, supernatural, and magical elements that invade the everyday and diurnal world of fantastic realism." "In this study, Alison Waller proposes a new critical term to categorize a popular and established genre in literature for teenagers: young adult fantastic realism. Though fantastic realism plays a crucial part in the short history of young adult literature, up until now this genre has typically been overlooked or subsumed into the wider class of fantasy. Touching on well-known authors including Robert Cormier, Melvin Burgess, Gillian Cross, Margaret Mahy, K.M. Peyton, and Robert Westall, as well as previously unexamined writers, Waller explores the themes and ideological perspectives embedded in fantastic realist novels in order to ask whether parallel realities and fantastic identities produce forms of adolescence that are dynamic and subversive. One of the first studies to deal with late twentieth-century fantastic literature for young adults, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of adult attitudes toward adolescent identity."--BOOK JACKET. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Adolescence in literature. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000953. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Young adult fiction, English |x History and criticism. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008124364. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fantasy fiction, English |x History and criticism. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103560. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Young adult fiction, American |x History and criticism. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114018. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fantasy fiction, American |x History and criticism. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103557. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Teenagers in literature. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94009132. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Group identity in literature. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94007593. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Realism in literature. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111770. | |
| 830 | 0 | |a Children's literature and culture. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001031051. | |
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |3 Publisher description |u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2008002336-d.html |
| 907 | |a .b49319000 |b 03-20-20 |c 08-25-08 | ||
| 998 | |a nor |b 09-19-08 |c k |d m |e - |f eng |g nyu |h 0 |i 2 | ||
| 907 | |a .b49319000 |b 11-26-14 |c 08-25-08 | ||
| 944 | |a MARS - RDA ENRICHED | ||
| 907 | |a .b49319000 |b 12-30-09 |c 08-25-08 | ||
| 907 | |a .b49319000 |b 01-01-09 |c 08-25-08 | ||
| 907 | |a .b49319000 |b 10-08-08 |c 08-25-08 | ||
| 999 | f | f | |i 6f74caa6-28d3-5744-b578-017d625fa6fe |s 98c0c1dc-e41f-58b1-93b9-e155f42f57a1 |
| 952 | f | f | |p Can circulate |a University of Colorado Boulder |b Boulder Campus |c Norlin |d Norlin Library - Stacks |e PR830.Y68 W36 2009 |h Library of Congress classification |i book |m U183048911245 |n 1 |