TY - BOOK AU - Dewan,Pauline TI - The Art of Place in Literature for Children and Young Adults: How Locale Shapes a Story SN - 9780773421974 AV - PR830.C513 .D495 2010 U1 - 823.0093559 PY - 2010/// CY - Lewiston PB - Edwin Mellen Press KW - Children's stories, English KW - History and criticism KW - Children KW - Books and reading KW - English-speaking countries KW - Children's stories, American KW - Setting (Literature) KW - Place (Philosophy) in literature KW - Symbolism in literature KW - Histoires pour enfants anglaises KW - Histoire et critique KW - Enfants KW - Livres et lecture KW - Anglophonie KW - Histoires pour enfants américaines KW - Espace et temps (Littérature) KW - Lieu (Philosophie) dans la littérature KW - Symbolisme dans la littérature KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - European KW - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Jeugdliteratuur KW - gtt KW - Plaats KW - English KW - hilcc KW - Languages & Literatures KW - English Literature KW - Electronic books KW - 7 KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: place in children's literature -- Wondrous landscapes: the art of the fairy-tale setting -- The journey through life: the road, the path, the way -- Enclosed spaces: gardens, islands, valleys -- The sylvan landscape: trees, forests, jungles -- The magical built world: castles, palaces, enchanted cities -- Below the surface: caves, mines, underground places -- Liminal places: borderlines and thresholds N2 - This book examines the fairy-tale as a significant influence on place in the literature. The rapid development of children's fiction in the nineteenth century occurred shortly after the widespread circulation of fairy tales. Fairy tales are a particularly concrete, visual, and cinematic form of writing, a genre in which place plays a significant role. Children's authors use fictional landscapes in a variety of traditional and innovative ways to create compelling, powerful texts UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=518434 ER -