Critical Approaches to Children's Literature: Historical Fiction and the English Civil Wars

Mendlesohn, Farah

This book considers the English Civil Wars and the civil wars in Scotland and Ireland through the lens of historical fiction—primarily fiction for the young. The text argues that the English Civil War lies at the heart of English and Irish political identities and considers how these identities have been shaped over the past three centuries in part by the children’s literature that has influenced the popular memory of the English Civil War. Examining nearly two hundred works of historical fiction, Farah Mendlesohn reveals the delicate interplay between fiction and history.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2020-09-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030545369

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54537-6

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 315