Children's literature and imaginative geography /
Where do children travel when they read a story? In this collection, scholars and authors explore the imaginative geography of a wide range of places, from those of Indigenous myth to the fantasy worlds of Middle-earth, Earthsea or Pacificus, from the semi-fantastic Wild Wood to real world places li...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Waterloo, Ontario :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | Where do children travel when they read a story? In this collection, scholars and authors explore the imaginative geography of a wide range of places, from those of Indigenous myth to the fantasy worlds of Middle-earth, Earthsea or Pacificus, from the semi-fantastic Wild Wood to real world places like Canada's North, Chicago's World Fair or the modern urban garden. What happens to young protagonists who explore new worlds, whether fantastic or realistic? What happens when Old World and New World myths collide? How do Indigenous myth and sense of place figure in books for the young? How do environmental or post-colonial concerns, history, memory or even the unconscious affect an author's creation of place? How are steampunk and science fiction mythically reenchanting for children? Imaginative geography means imaged earth writing. It creates what readers see when they enter the world of fiction. Exploring diverse genres for children, including picture books, fantasy, steampunk and realistic novels as well as plays from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland from the early nineteenth century to the present, Children's Literature and Imaginative Geography provides new geographical perspectives on children's literature. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-333) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1771123257 9781771123259 |