Antarctica in British Children’s Literature

Name: Antarctica in British Children’s Literature
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Antarctica in British Childrens LiteratureAuthor(s): Sinead Moriarty\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367493288, 978-0367493288\nSynopsis\nFor over a century British authors have been writing about the Antarctic for child readers, yet this body of literature has never been explored in detail. Antarctica in British Childrens Literature examines this field for the first time, identifying the dominant genres and recurrent themes and tropes while interrogating how this landscape has been constructed as a wilderness within British literature for children. \n\nThe text is divided into two sections. Part I focuses on the stories of early-twentieth-century explorers such as Robert F. Scott and Ernest Shackleton. Antarctica in British Childrens Literature highlights the impact of childrens literature on the expedition writings of Robert Scott, including the influence of Scotts close friend, author [url] Barrie. The text .