TY  - BOOK
AB  - "Living or dead, present or absent, sadly dysfunctional or merrily adequate, the figure of the mother bears enormous freight across a child's emotional and intellectual life. Given the vital role literary mothers play in books for young readers, it is remarkable how little scholarly attention has been paid to the representation of mothers outside of fairy tales and beyond studies of gender stereotypes. This collection of thirteen essays begins to fill a critical gap by bringing together a range of theoretical perspectives by a rich mix of senior scholars and new voices"--
AU  - Fraustino, Lisa Rowe,
AU  - Coats, Karen,
CN  - PR990
CN  - PR990
ID  - 892379
KW  - Children's stories, English
KW  - Children's stories, American
KW  - Mothers in literature.
KW  - Motherhood in literature.
KW  - Young adult fiction, English
KW  - Young adult fiction, American
KW  - Feminism and literature.
KW  - Women and literature.
N2  - "Living or dead, present or absent, sadly dysfunctional or merrily adequate, the figure of the mother bears enormous freight across a child's emotional and intellectual life. Given the vital role literary mothers play in books for young readers, it is remarkable how little scholarly attention has been paid to the representation of mothers outside of fairy tales and beyond studies of gender stereotypes. This collection of thirteen essays begins to fill a critical gap by bringing together a range of theoretical perspectives by a rich mix of senior scholars and new voices"--
SN  - 9781496806994
SN  - 1496806999
SN  - 9781496818430
SN  - 1496818431
T1  - Mothers in children's and young adult literature :from the eighteenth century to postfeminism /
TI  - Mothers in children's and young adult literature :from the eighteenth century to postfeminism /
ER  -