Mystery in Children's Literature

Name: Mystery in Children's Literature
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From the Rational to the Supernatural

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A critical assessement of mystery in children's literature, this collection charts a development from religious mystery through rationally solved detective fictions to insoluble supernatural and horror mysteries. Written by scholars in the field, these 13 essays offer challenging readings of both classic and popular mysteries for children.

Author Biography:

ADRIENNE GAVIN is Senior Lecturer in English at Canterbury Christ Church University College, Kent. She has written entries on a number of children's writers for The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English. - CHRISTOPHER ROUTLEDGE is a full-time writer who has previously taught English and American literature, including children's literature, at several UK universities and colleges. He has published articles on detective fiction and popular culture topics and has written on education issues for The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian.

Release date NZ

February 20th, 2001

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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

XIII, 228 p.

Pages

228

Dimensions

140x216x13

ISBN-13

9780333918814

Product ID

5885765

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