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Talking animals in children's fiction : a critical study /

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"Talking-animal tales have conveyed anticruelty messages since the 18th-century beginnings of children's literature. Beginning with the ideas of literary theorist Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin, this book examines ways in which animal characters gain an aura of authority through using langua...

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Main Author: Elick, Catherine L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Subjects:
Animals in literature.
Anthropomorphism in literature.
Children's stories, English > History and criticism.
Children's stories, American > History and criticism.
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction.
Children's stories, American.
Children's stories, English.
English fiction.
Englisch.
Kinderliteratur.
Sprechende Tiere.
1900-1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:"Talking-animal tales have conveyed anticruelty messages since the 18th-century beginnings of children's literature. Beginning with the ideas of literary theorist Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin, this book examines ways in which animal characters gain an aura of authority through using language and then participate in reversals of power"--
Physical Description:x, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780786478781
0786478780