Fiction Writing History: Truth, Illusion and Ideology in English Language Historical Fiction for Children
Fiction Writing History: Truth, Illusion and Ideology in English Language Historical Fiction for Children
Author(s): Peter HuntSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Editura Alma Mater
Keywords: history; children’s literature; gender; education; fiction; politics
Summary/Abstract: This paper looks at some of the political, gender and educational implications of rewriting history in English-language children's literature and the ways in which writers of fiction manipulate historical ‘facts’, in the context of the relatively small amount of historical knowledge that modern British children possess.
Journal: Cultural Perspectives - Journal for Literary and British Cultural Studies in Romania
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 22-31
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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