Anne's World

by Gammel, Irene

• ISBN13: 9781442611061
• ISBN10: 1442611065
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-30
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

The recent 100 year anniversary of the first publication of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables has inspired renewed interest in one of Canada's most beloved fictional icons. The international appeal of the red-haired orphan has not diminished over the past century, and the cultural meanings of her story continue to grow and change. The original essays in Anne's World offer fresh and timely approaches to issues of culture, identity, health, and globalization as they apply to Montgomery's famous character and to today's readers.In conversation with each other and with the work of previous experts, the contributors to Anne's World discuss topics as diverse as Anne in fashion, the global industry surrounding Anne, how the novel can be used as a tool to counteract depression, and the possibility that Anne suffers from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Anne in translation and its adaptation for film and television are also considered. By establishing new ways to examine one of popular culture's most beloved characters, the essays of Anne's World demonstrate the timeless and ongoing appeal of L.M. Montgomery's writing.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: Reconsidering Anne's World	p. 3
Seven Milestones: How Anne of Green Gables Became a Canadian Icon	p. 17
'Matthew Insists on Puffed Sleeves': Ambivalence towards Fashion in Anne of Green Gables	p. 35
'I'll Never Be Angelically Good': Feminist Narrative Ethics in Anne of Green Gables	p. 50
'Too Heedless and Impulsive': Re-reading Anne of Green Gables through a Clinical Approach	p. 65
Reading to Heal: Anne of Green Gables as Bibliotherapy	p. 84
Reading with Blitheness: Anne of Green Gables in Toronto Public Library's Children's Collections	p. 100
Learning with Anne: Early Childhood Education Looks at New Media for Young Girls	p. 117
On the Road from Bright River: Shifting Social Space in Anne of Green Gables	p. 134
Anne in a 'Globalized' World: Nation, Nostalgia, and Postcolonial Perspectives of Home	p. 150
An Enchanting Girl: International Portraits of Anne's Cultural Transfer	p. 166
What's in a Name? Towards a Theory of the Anne Brand	p. 192
Afterword: Mediating Anne	p. 212
Bibliography	p. 217
Contributors	p. 243
Index	p. 247
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