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How did the camel get his hump? Why won't cats do as they are told? How did an inquisitive little elephant change the lives of elephants everywhere? Kipling's imagined answers to such questions draw on the beast fables of India. This illustrated edition includes two extra stories and Kipling's own explanation of the title.
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This is the first single-authored monograph on Roald Dahl since 1994. Remarkably, in spite of Dahl's commercial success, and the divided opinions he generates, very little scholarly work on the author has been produced. In the light of social cultural constructivist theory, De-constructing Dahl focuses on the critical context, the texts and the paratexts that make up the packaging of "Dahl." It offers the first thorough overview of the criticism and the language employed to discuss Dahl since the 1970s, the difficulties that using such language entails, and how it still permeates current criti
Children's stories, English --- History and criticism. --- Dahl, Roald --- Criticism and interpretation.
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Examines how Singapore cinema functions as a national cinema.
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Behind the Looking Glass offers a fresh perspective in the ongoing, contemporary deconstruction of the Carroll Myth. Through rigorous examination of numerous myths that have been hitherto unquestioned, Ackerman skillfully positions Lewis Carroll in the theological and philosophical contexts of his time. She uncovers a Carroll whose radical religio-philosophical counter-response to patriarchal materialism moved his intellectual journey, intentionally or otherwise, deep into the waters of mysti...
Children's stories, English --- History and criticism. --- Carroll, Lewis, --- Carroll, Lewis --- Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge --- Criticism and interpretation. --- キャロル ルイス
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Books and reading --- Adulthood in literature. --- Children in literature. --- Children's stories, English --- English literature --- Childhood in literature --- Children in poetry --- History --- History and criticism.
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Children --- Women and literature --- Children's stories, English --- Animals in literature. --- Books and reading --- History --- History and criticism. --- Potter, Beatrix, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Potter, Beatrix
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In this volume, Jan Susina examines the importance of Lewis Carroll and his popular Alice books to the field of children's literature. From a study of Carroll's juvenilia to contemporary multimedia adaptations of Wonderland, Susina shows how the Alice books fit into the tradition of literary fairy tales and continue to influence children's writers. In addition to examining Carroll's books for children, these essays also explore his photographs of children, his letters to children, his ill-fated attempt to write for a dual audience of children and adults, and his lasting contributions to pub
Carroll, Lewis --- Children's stories, English --- Children's stories --- Alice (Fictitious character : Carroll) --- History and criticism. --- Authorship. --- Carroll, Lewis, --- Influence. --- Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge --- キャロル ルイス --- Testoni, Giampaolo, --- Alice
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Illustration of books --- Children's stories, English --- Fantasy fiction, English --- Alice (Fictitious character : Carroll) --- Illustrations --- Illustrations --- Carroll, Lewis, --- Carroll, Lewis, --- Illustrations. --- Illustrations.
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Children's stories, English --- Children's stories, English --- Teddy bears in art --- Teddy bears in literature --- Toys in art --- Toys in literature --- Winnie-the-Pooh (Fictitious character) --- Film and video adaptations --- Illustrations --- Milne, A. A. --- Milne, A. A. --- Milne, A. A. --- Characters --- Winnie-the-Pooh. --- Film and video adaptations. --- Illustrations.
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