The myth of Persephone in girls' fantasy literature / Holly Virginia Blackford
| Author(s): | Blackford, Holly Virginia |
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| Subjects: | Girls in literature Myth in literature Persephone (Greek deity) in literature Children's stories, English--History and criticism Children's stories, American--History and criticism Children's stories--History and criticism Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism Fantasy fiction, American--History and criticism Child psychology in literature |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | New York : Routledge, 2012 |
| Series: | Children's literature and culture Children's literature and culture |
| LC Classification: | P, PR |
| Table of Contents: | Series Foreword xi Introduction Reaching For The Narcissus: Byronic Boys, Toys, And The Plight Of Persephone 1 ch. 1 . Unearthing The Child Underworld: The History Of Persephone And Developmental Psychology 21 ch. 2 . Toying With Persephone: Herr Drosselmeier And Marie In E. T. A. Hoffmann's Nutcracker And Mouse King (1816) 45 ch. 3 . Jo's Sensational Boy And The Gift Of Amy's Soul In Louisa May Alcott's Little Women (1868-1869) 79 ch. 4 . Lost Girls, Underworld Queens In J. M. Barrie's Peter And Wendy (1911) And Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights (1847) 111 ch. 5 . Eleusinian Mysteries In Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden (1911) 135 ch. 6 . The Byronic Woman: E. B. White's Charlotte's Web (1952) 157 ch. 7 . The Riddle Of Fiminine Ecriture In J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (1998) 181 ch. 8 . Divorce And Other Mothers: Stephenie Meyer's Twilight (2005) And Neil Gaiman's Coraline (2002) 199 Works Cited 221 Index 233 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2011008970 ISBN: 9780415895415 ISBN: 0415895413 Includes bibliographical references and index Contents: Introduction: Reaching for the narcissus: Byronic boys, toys, and the plight of Persephone -- Unearthing the child underworld: the history of Persephone and developmental psychology -- Toying with Persephone: Herr Drosselmeier and Marie in E. T. A. Hoffmann's Nutcracker and Mouse King -- Jo's sensational boy and the gift of Amy's soul in Louisa May Alcott's Little women (1868-1869) -- Lost girls, underworld queens in J.M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy (1911) and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights -- Eleusinian mysteries in Frances Hodgson Burnett's The secret garden -- The Byronic woman: E.B. White's Charlotte's web -- The riddle of feminine criture in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and The chamber of secrets -- Divorce and other mothers: Stephenie Meyer's Twilight (2005) and Neil Gaiman's Coraline |
| Physical Description: | xi, 248 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 698324482 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780415895415 0415895413 |