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Narrative Pleasures in Young Adult Novels, Films, and Video Games /

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Stories are told today through many formats and young interpreters bring multimedia experience to bear on every narrative format they encounter. In this book, twelve young people read a novel, watch a film and play a video game from beginning to end. Their responses inform a new framework of contemp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mackey, Margaret (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Critical approaches to children's literature.
Subjects:
Literature.
Children's Literature.
Cultural Theory.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Literary Theory.
Performing Arts.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Children's literature.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Literature > Philosophy.
Literature, Modern > 20th century.
Performing arts.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Stories are told today through many formats and young interpreters bring multimedia experience to bear on every narrative format they encounter. In this book, twelve young people read a novel, watch a film and play a video game from beginning to end. Their responses inform a new framework of contemporary themes of narrative comprehension.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 258 pages)
ISBN:9780230316621
DOI:10.1057/9780230316621