Elsewhere Selected Essays from the '20th Century Fantasy Literature: From Beatrix to Harry' International Literary Conference

by Bice, Deborah; Nicholes, Justin R.; Fisher, Hazel A.; Holmes, J; Stewart, Sandra L.; Wannamaker, Annette; McClenny, Karen; Campbell, Lori M.; Stoker, John B.; Swartz, Patti Capel; Jamieson, Carol; Danielson-Francois, Serge

• ISBN13: 9780761825883
• ISBN10: 0761825886
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-20
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

This compilation explores significant elements of fantasy inherent within classic and current literature for children and young adults. Selected topics are inventive as well as insightful and include semantics, medieval allusion, fairy tales, gender association, and narrative voice.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction of Lois Lowry	p. xii
Keynote	p. xiii
Semantics and Significance	p. 1
Jonas's Limited Lexicon: Linguistic Determinism in Lois Lowry's The Giver	p. 1
Who is the Writing Teacher in Charlottes' Web?	p. 10
The Burrahobbit: Semantic Displacement in J.R.R. Tolkien	p. 17
Approaches to Harry Potter	p. 29
From Merlin to Muggles: The Magic of Harry Potter, The First Book	p. 29
Defective Wands, Stubborn Dragons and Flying Transport Trucks: Everyday Occurrences for a Purchasing Agent Representing the Retail Shops of Harry Potter's World	p. 37
Specters of Potters: Inheritance in the Harry Potter Series	p. 45
Sharing Stories	p. 59
Cinderella - An Evolving Tale From Multicultural Heritage to Modern Fantasy Literature	p. 59
Lost Boys to Men: Romanticism and the Uses of the Female Imagination in JM Barrie's Peter Pan and Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden	p. 75
Peter on the Page: The Importance of Barrie's Narrative Voice in Appreciating Peter Pan	p. 83
Revisiting Myth and Legend	p. 95
The Waking of the Sleepers: Legendary Aspects of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising Series, A [Re]Examination	p. 95
Other-than-Human and Sort-of-Human Figures in Fantasy Adventures	p. 111
Isaac's Thoughts Beneath's Myth's Blade: Mimesis and Children's Literature	p. 120
Epilogue	p. 125
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.