Critical Approaches to Children's Literature: A Poetics of Earth

Curry, A.

This pioneering study is the first full-length treatment of feminism and the environment in children's literature. Drawing on the history, philosophy and ethics of ecofeminism, it examines the ways in which post-apocalyptic landscapes in young adult fiction reflect contemporary attitudes towards environmental crisis and human responsibility.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-02-18

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349444243

DOI: 10.1057/9781137270115

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 224