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Description:In 1908, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows was published to surprisingly littel critical fanfare. Nonetheless, readers championed its cause, and Grahame's novel of riverbank life soon proved both a commercial and critical success. One hundred years after its first publication, Grahame's book and its memorable characters continue their hold on the public imagination and have taken their place in the canon of children's literature. However, little academic criticism emerged in the wake of the book's initial publication. Only after the appearance of Peter Green's biocritical study did academics begin to wrestle with Grahame's complex work, alhtough mean read it in terms of the author's often unhappy personal life.The essays in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows: A Children's Classic at 100 focus on recent discussions of the book in regards to class, gender, and nationality and also examine issues previously not addressed by Grahame criticism, such as the construction of heteronormative masculinty, the appeal fo this very English novel to Chinese readers, and the meaning of a text in which animals can be humalike, pets, servants, and even food. This volume also revisits some of hte issues tha thave engaged critics from teh start, including the book's dual-strand structure, the function of home, and the psychological connections between Toad and Grahame. Scholars of fantasy and children's literature will find great value in this colection that sheds new light on an enduring classic.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows: A Children's Classic at 100 (Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies). To get started finding Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows: A Children's Classic at 100 (Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In 1908, Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows was published to surprisingly littel critical fanfare. Nonetheless, readers championed its cause, and Grahame's novel of riverbank life soon proved both a commercial and critical success. One hundred years after its first publication, Grahame's book and its memorable characters continue their hold on the public imagination and have taken their place in the canon of children's literature. However, little academic criticism emerged in the wake of the book's initial publication. Only after the appearance of Peter Green's biocritical study did academics begin to wrestle with Grahame's complex work, alhtough mean read it in terms of the author's often unhappy personal life.The essays in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows: A Children's Classic at 100 focus on recent discussions of the book in regards to class, gender, and nationality and also examine issues previously not addressed by Grahame criticism, such as the construction of heteronormative masculinty, the appeal fo this very English novel to Chinese readers, and the meaning of a text in which animals can be humalike, pets, servants, and even food. This volume also revisits some of hte issues tha thave engaged critics from teh start, including the book's dual-strand structure, the function of home, and the psychological connections between Toad and Grahame. Scholars of fantasy and children's literature will find great value in this colection that sheds new light on an enduring classic.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows: A Children's Classic at 100 (Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies). To get started finding Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows: A Children's Classic at 100 (Children's Literature Association Centennial Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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