Power and Literature
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Florin Oprescu
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-08-21 - Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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At the core of this book lies the relation between Power (as socio-political phenomenon) and the novel (as literary discourse). It shows that, in a society faci
Power, Voice and Subjectivity in Literature for Young Readers
Language: en
Pages: 406
Authors: Maria Nikolajeva
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-09-10 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book considers one of the most controversial aspects of children’s and young adult literature: its use as an instrument of power. Children in contemporar
Why Reading Books Still Matters
Language: en
Pages: 299
Authors: Martha C. Pennington
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-08-29 - Publisher: Routledge

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Bringing together strands of public discourse about valuing personal achievement at the expense of social values and the impacts of global capitalism, mass medi
Fictions of Power in English Literature
Language: en
Pages: 310
Authors: Lee Horsley
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-07-01 - Publisher: Routledge

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As a result of its imperial role, Britain was closely involved with such romantic and disruptive myths of power such as the imperial adventure hero and the self
Disturbing the Universe
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Roberta S. Trites
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-04-01 - Publisher: University of Iowa Press

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The Young Adult novel is ordinarily characterized as a coming-of-age story, in which the narrative revolves around the individual growth and maturation of a cha