Our Mythical Childhood... the Classics and Literature for Children and Young Adults

Our Mythical Childhood…: The Classics and Literature for Children and Young Adults -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- What Is a Classic… for Children and Young Adults? -- PART 1: In Search of Our Roots: Classical References as a Shaper of Young Readers' Iden...

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Main Author: Marciniak, Katarzyna (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden : BRILL , 2016
Edition:1st ed
Series:Metaforms Ser v.8
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/proquest-ebook-central-altertum/ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bsbfidaltertumswissenschaften/detail.action?docID=4731137
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Our Mythical Childhood... the Classics and Literature for Children and Young Adults
E-Book Packages:ProQuest Ebook Central : Classical Studies Collection
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Summary:Our Mythical Childhood…: The Classics and Literature for Children and Young Adults -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- What Is a Classic… for Children and Young Adults? -- PART 1: In Search of Our Roots: Classical References as a Shaper of Young Readers' Identity -- 1: From Aesop to Asterix Latinus: A Survey of Latin Books for Children -- 2: Childhood Rhetorical Exercises of the Victor of Vienna -- 3: The Aftermath of Myth through the Lens of Walter Benjamin: Hermes in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and in Astrid Lindgren's Karlson on the Roof -- 4: A Latin Lesson for Bad Boys, or: Kipling's Tale of the Enchanted Bird -- 5: Laura Orvieto and the Classical Heritage in Italy before the Second World War -- 6: Saul Tchernichowsky's Mythical Childhood: Homeric Allusions in the Idyll "Elka's Wedding" -- 7: Jadwiga Żylińska's Fabulous Antiquity -- 8: A Child among the Ruins: Some Thoughts on Contemporary Modern Greek Literature for Children -- 9: The Reception of Classical Antiquity in Polish Lexicography for Children and Young Adults -- PART 2: The Aesop Complex: The Transformations of Fables in Response to Regional Challenges -- 10: Our Fabled Childhood: Reflections on the Unsuitability of Aesop to Children -- 11: A Gloss on Perspectives for the Study of African Literature versus Greek and Oriental Traditions -- 12: Aesop's Fables in Japanese Literature for Children: Classical Antiquity and Japan -- 13: Vitalis the Fox: Remarks on the Early Reading Experience of a Future Historian of Antiquity in Poland (1950s-1960s) -- 14: Aemulating Aesopus: Slovenian Fables and Fablers between Tradition and Innovation -- PART 3: Daring the Darkness: Classical Antiquity as a Filter for Critical Experiences -- 15: Armies of Children: War and Peace, Ancient History and Myth in Children's Books after World War One.
16: Classical Antiquity in Children's Literature in the Soviet Union -- 17: Katabasis "Down Under" in the Novels of Margaret Mahy and Maurice Gee -- 18: 'His Greek Materials': Philip Pullman's Use of Classical Mythology -- 19: Orpheus and Eurydice: Reception of a Classical Myth in International Children's Literature -- PART 4: New Hope: Classical References in the Mission of Preparing Children to Strive for a Better Future -- 20: Greek Mythology in Israeli Children's Literature -- 21: Telemachus in Jeans: Adam Bahdaj's Reception of the Myth about Odysseus's Son -- 22: An Attempt on Theseus by Kir Bulychev: Travelling to Virtual Antiquity -- 23: Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Its Productive Appropriation: The Example of Harry Potter -- 24: J.K. Rowling Exposes the World to Classical Antiquity -- 25: East, West, and Finding Yourself in Caroline Lawrence's "Roman Mysteries" -- 26: Create Your Own Mythology: Youngsters for Youngsters (and Oldsters) in Mythological Fan Fiction -- Bibliography -- Index.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (540 pages)
ISBN:9789004335370

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