Reading history in children's books
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Reading history in children's books
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction: That was Then? The Eagle Has Landed: Representing the Roman Invasion of Britain in Texts for Children Once, Future, Sometime, Never: Arthur in History 'She Be Faking It': Authenticity and Anachronism Dreams of Things that Never Were: Authenticity and Genre Ancestral Voices, Prophesying War Patterns of History Bibliography Index
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