Author: Amy Pattee
Publisher: Salem Press
ISBN: 9781619259713
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides thoughtful examination of the authors, works, genres, themes and film adaptations that have contributed to the popularity and success of the young adult genre.
Critical Survey of Young Adult Literature
Author: Amy Pattee
Publisher: Salem Press
ISBN: 9781619259713
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides thoughtful examination of the authors, works, genres, themes and film adaptations that have contributed to the popularity and success of the young adult genre.
Publisher: Salem Press
ISBN: 9781619259713
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides thoughtful examination of the authors, works, genres, themes and film adaptations that have contributed to the popularity and success of the young adult genre.
Critical Survey of American Literature
Author: Steven G. Kellman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781682171295
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The new edition of Critical Survey of American Literature, previously published as Magill's Survey of American Literature in 2006, offers detailed profiles of major American authors of fiction, drama, and poetry, each with sections on biography, general analysis, and analysis of the author's most important works.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781682171295
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The new edition of Critical Survey of American Literature, previously published as Magill's Survey of American Literature in 2006, offers detailed profiles of major American authors of fiction, drama, and poetry, each with sections on biography, general analysis, and analysis of the author's most important works.
Critical Approaches to Young Adult Literature
Author: Kathy Howard Latrobe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Explores various facets of creating a vibrant YA reading community such as inquiry-based learning, promoting and motivating reading, collection management, understanding multiple intelligences, accepting diverse beliefs, and acting as a change agent to name a few.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Explores various facets of creating a vibrant YA reading community such as inquiry-based learning, promoting and motivating reading, collection management, understanding multiple intelligences, accepting diverse beliefs, and acting as a change agent to name a few.
Critical Survey of World Literature: Africa
Author: Robert C. Evans
Publisher: Salem Press
ISBN: 9781682176160
Category : Auteurs
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A unique combination of biography and critical analysis, covering major writers from outside the United States and their significant works in fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction. A companion to the award-winning Critical Survey of American Literature, this comprehensive, six-volume set profiles major authors of fiction, drama, poetry, and essays, each with sections on biography, general analysis, and analysis of the author's most important works--novels, short stories, poems, and works of nonfiction. The completely updated edition covers 400 writers at the heart of literary studies, and now, volumes will be arranged by world region. This edition includes new coverage of contemporary authors from around the globe. Among the new authors profiled in this set are such well-known authors as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Aravind Adiga, Reinaldo Arenas, J.G. Ballard, Alberto Fuguet, Marlon James, Yann Martel, Patrick Modiano, Orhan Pamuk, Will Self and Jorge Volpi. The literary scope of this reference work is remarkable. Plus, many original essays have been revised. The Biography, Analysis, and Summary sections are updated to include recent developments, and essays have newly updated bibliographies to provide readers with the latest information on the author's works and sources for further consultation. All essays include Discussion Topics, provocative questions that will prompt classroom debates on the writer's body of work, specific works, or life as it relates to his or her literature. Aimed at students, teachers, and members of reading groups, they can be used as paper topics or conversation points. In addition, phonetic pronunciation is provided for an author's foreign-language or unusual last name, and a Pronunciation Key appears at the beginning of all six volumes. Five helpful features can be found at the end of each volume: a Glossary; a Category List that groups authors by genre, country, gender, and ethnic identity; an Author Index that lists all authors covered in the set along with their works; a Title Index of all works covered in the set; and a Geographical List which groups the authors by country.
Publisher: Salem Press
ISBN: 9781682176160
Category : Auteurs
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A unique combination of biography and critical analysis, covering major writers from outside the United States and their significant works in fiction, drama, poetry, and nonfiction. A companion to the award-winning Critical Survey of American Literature, this comprehensive, six-volume set profiles major authors of fiction, drama, poetry, and essays, each with sections on biography, general analysis, and analysis of the author's most important works--novels, short stories, poems, and works of nonfiction. The completely updated edition covers 400 writers at the heart of literary studies, and now, volumes will be arranged by world region. This edition includes new coverage of contemporary authors from around the globe. Among the new authors profiled in this set are such well-known authors as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Aravind Adiga, Reinaldo Arenas, J.G. Ballard, Alberto Fuguet, Marlon James, Yann Martel, Patrick Modiano, Orhan Pamuk, Will Self and Jorge Volpi. The literary scope of this reference work is remarkable. Plus, many original essays have been revised. The Biography, Analysis, and Summary sections are updated to include recent developments, and essays have newly updated bibliographies to provide readers with the latest information on the author's works and sources for further consultation. All essays include Discussion Topics, provocative questions that will prompt classroom debates on the writer's body of work, specific works, or life as it relates to his or her literature. Aimed at students, teachers, and members of reading groups, they can be used as paper topics or conversation points. In addition, phonetic pronunciation is provided for an author's foreign-language or unusual last name, and a Pronunciation Key appears at the beginning of all six volumes. Five helpful features can be found at the end of each volume: a Glossary; a Category List that groups authors by genre, country, gender, and ethnic identity; an Author Index that lists all authors covered in the set along with their works; a Title Index of all works covered in the set; and a Geographical List which groups the authors by country.
Critical Survey of Young Adult Literature
Author: Amy Pattee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619259720
Category : LITERARY CRITICISM
Languages : en
Pages : 677
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619259720
Category : LITERARY CRITICISM
Languages : en
Pages : 677
Book Description
Critical Survey of Long Fiction
Author: Carl Rollyson
Publisher: Salem Press
ISBN: 9781429836791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published in January 2010, Critical Survey of long Fiction, Fourth Edtition profiles the lives, achievements, and important works sof major writers of long fiction. The writers covered in the set represent more than 60 countries and their works date from the tenth century B.C.E to the preset. All essays include a complete biography of the writer, a list of achievements and other literary forms, and an analysis of several of the writer's major works. This volume contains selected articles from this very popular and well-reviewed set. The articles and topics were carefully chosen by our editiors to provides as much information as possible about the selected topic. African American Culture Asian Novelist Detective and Mystery Novelists English Novelists Fantasy Novelists Frenceh Novelists German Novelists Gothic Novelists Irish Novelists Italian Novelists Latin American Novelists Native American Novelists Naturalist Novelists Novelists of the Jewish Culture Novelists with Feminists Themes Novelists wiht Gay and Lesbian Themes Picareque Novelists Political Novelists Psychological Novelists Religious Novelists Russian Novelists Satirical Novelists Science Fiction Novelists Spanish Novelists For More information about this book, contact Salem Press's customer service and Sales Department: [email protected] or by telephone at (800) 221-1592 Book jacket.
Publisher: Salem Press
ISBN: 9781429836791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published in January 2010, Critical Survey of long Fiction, Fourth Edtition profiles the lives, achievements, and important works sof major writers of long fiction. The writers covered in the set represent more than 60 countries and their works date from the tenth century B.C.E to the preset. All essays include a complete biography of the writer, a list of achievements and other literary forms, and an analysis of several of the writer's major works. This volume contains selected articles from this very popular and well-reviewed set. The articles and topics were carefully chosen by our editiors to provides as much information as possible about the selected topic. African American Culture Asian Novelist Detective and Mystery Novelists English Novelists Fantasy Novelists Frenceh Novelists German Novelists Gothic Novelists Irish Novelists Italian Novelists Latin American Novelists Native American Novelists Naturalist Novelists Novelists of the Jewish Culture Novelists with Feminists Themes Novelists wiht Gay and Lesbian Themes Picareque Novelists Political Novelists Psychological Novelists Religious Novelists Russian Novelists Satirical Novelists Science Fiction Novelists Spanish Novelists For More information about this book, contact Salem Press's customer service and Sales Department: [email protected] or by telephone at (800) 221-1592 Book jacket.
Critical Explorations of Young Adult Literature
Author: Victor Malo-Juvera
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000769992
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Recognizing the determination of a canon as an ongoing process of discussion and debate, which helps us to better understand the concept of meaningful and important literature, this edited collection turns a critical spotlight on young adult literature (YAL) to explore some of the most read, taught, and discussed books of our time. By considering the unique criteria which might underpin the classification of a YAL canon, this text raises critical questions of what it means to define canonicity and designate certain books as belonging to the YAL canon. Moving beyond ideas of what is taught or featured in textbooks, the volume emphasizes the role of adolescents’ choice, the influence of popular culture, and above all the multiplicity of ways in which literature might be interpreted and reflected in the lives of young readers. Chapters examine an array of texts through varied critical lenses, offer detailed literary analyses and divergent interpretations, and consider how themes might be explored in pedagogical contexts. By articulating the ways in which teachers and young readers may have traditionally interpreted YAL, this volume will extend debate on canonicity and counter dominant narratives that posit YAL texts as undeserving of canonical status. This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, academics, professionals, and libraries in the field of young adult literature, fiction literacy, children’s literacy and feminist studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000769992
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Recognizing the determination of a canon as an ongoing process of discussion and debate, which helps us to better understand the concept of meaningful and important literature, this edited collection turns a critical spotlight on young adult literature (YAL) to explore some of the most read, taught, and discussed books of our time. By considering the unique criteria which might underpin the classification of a YAL canon, this text raises critical questions of what it means to define canonicity and designate certain books as belonging to the YAL canon. Moving beyond ideas of what is taught or featured in textbooks, the volume emphasizes the role of adolescents’ choice, the influence of popular culture, and above all the multiplicity of ways in which literature might be interpreted and reflected in the lives of young readers. Chapters examine an array of texts through varied critical lenses, offer detailed literary analyses and divergent interpretations, and consider how themes might be explored in pedagogical contexts. By articulating the ways in which teachers and young readers may have traditionally interpreted YAL, this volume will extend debate on canonicity and counter dominant narratives that posit YAL texts as undeserving of canonical status. This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, academics, professionals, and libraries in the field of young adult literature, fiction literacy, children’s literacy and feminist studies.
Critical Foundations in Young Adult Literature: Challenging Genres
Author: Antero Garcia
Publisher: Sense Publishers
ISBN: 9462093962
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Young Adult literature, from The Outsiders to Harry Potter, has helped shape the cultural landscape for adolescents perhaps more than any other form of consumable media in the twentieth and twenty-first century. With the rise of mega blockbuster films based on these books in recent years, the young adult genre is being co-opted by curious adult readers and by Hollywood producers. However, while the genre may be getting more readers than ever before, Young Adult literature remains exclusionary and problematic: few titles feature historically marginalized individuals, the books present heteronormative perspectives, and gender stereotypes continue to persist. Taking a critical approach, Young Adult Literature: Challenging Genres offers educators, youth librarians, and students a set of strategies for unpacking, challenging, and transforming the assumptions of some of the genre's most popular titles. Pushing the genre forward, Antero Garcia builds on his experiences as a former high school teacher to offer strategies for integrating Young Adult literature in a contemporary critical pedagogy through the use of participatory media.
Publisher: Sense Publishers
ISBN: 9462093962
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Young Adult literature, from The Outsiders to Harry Potter, has helped shape the cultural landscape for adolescents perhaps more than any other form of consumable media in the twentieth and twenty-first century. With the rise of mega blockbuster films based on these books in recent years, the young adult genre is being co-opted by curious adult readers and by Hollywood producers. However, while the genre may be getting more readers than ever before, Young Adult literature remains exclusionary and problematic: few titles feature historically marginalized individuals, the books present heteronormative perspectives, and gender stereotypes continue to persist. Taking a critical approach, Young Adult Literature: Challenging Genres offers educators, youth librarians, and students a set of strategies for unpacking, challenging, and transforming the assumptions of some of the genre's most popular titles. Pushing the genre forward, Antero Garcia builds on his experiences as a former high school teacher to offer strategies for integrating Young Adult literature in a contemporary critical pedagogy through the use of participatory media.
Technology and Identity in Young Adult Fiction
Author: V. Flanagan
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137362065
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Technology and Identity in Young Adult Fiction is not a historical study or a survey of narrative plots, but takes a more conceptual approach that engages with the central ideas of posthumanism: the fragmented nature of posthuman identity, the concept of agency as distributed and collective and the role of embodiment in understandings of selfhood.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137362065
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Technology and Identity in Young Adult Fiction is not a historical study or a survey of narrative plots, but takes a more conceptual approach that engages with the central ideas of posthumanism: the fragmented nature of posthuman identity, the concept of agency as distributed and collective and the role of embodiment in understandings of selfhood.
Violence in Literature
Author: Stacy Peebles
Publisher: Salem PressInc
ISBN: 9781619254091
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Our oldest stories are about conflict. This collection draws together discussions of violence in storytelling from a number of perspectives. Historical contexts range from ancient Greece to postcolonial Africa to the American West, and topics considered include the role of the witness, how place affects our understanding of conflict, the aestheticization of violence, how trauma is written on the body, and contemporary war stories.
Publisher: Salem PressInc
ISBN: 9781619254091
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Our oldest stories are about conflict. This collection draws together discussions of violence in storytelling from a number of perspectives. Historical contexts range from ancient Greece to postcolonial Africa to the American West, and topics considered include the role of the witness, how place affects our understanding of conflict, the aestheticization of violence, how trauma is written on the body, and contemporary war stories.