Irish children's literature and culture

By Valerie Coghlan, Keith O'Sullivan

Subjects: Enfants, Littérature de jeunesse anglaise, Children, ireland, Auteurs irlandais, English literature, LITERARY CRITICISM, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Books and reading, Ireland, in literature, Children, In literature, Children, books and reading, English literature, history and criticism, 20th century, Irish authors, History and criticism, Children's literature, history and criticism, Littérature anglaise, Histoire et critique, English literature, history and criticism, 21st century, European, Children's literature, English, Literature, Livres et lecture, Irish literature, history and criticism, Dans la littérature

Description: "Irish Children's Literature and Culture looks critically at Irish writing for children from the 1980s to the present, examining the work of many writers and illustrators and engaging with major genres, forms, and issues, including the gothic, the speculative, picturebooks, ethnicity, and globalization. It contextualizes modern Irish children's literature in relation to Irish mythology and earlier writings, as well as in relation to Irish writing for adults, thereby demonstrating the complexity of this fascinating area. What constitutes a "national literature" is rarely straightforward, and it is especially complex when discussing writing for young people in an Irish context. Until recently, there was only a slight body of work that could be classified as "Irish children's literature" in comparison with Ireland's contribution to adult literature in the twentieth century. The contributors to the volume examine a range of texts in relation to contemporary literary and cultural theory, and children's literature internationally, raising provocative questions about the future of the topic. Irish Children's Literature and Culture is essential reading for those interested in Irish literature, culture, sociology, childhood, and children's literature"--