The Distant Mirror : Reflections on Young Adult Historical Fiction / Joanne Brown, Nancy St. Clair.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Scarecrow studies in young adult literature ; 21.Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2006.Description: ix, 210 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0810856255
  • 9780810856257
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PS 374 .H5 B76 2006
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Contents:
Acknowledgments -- pt. 1. Historical fiction as genre -- 1. Portraits of the past -- 2. The rise and rise of historical fiction -- 3. The "truth" of young adult historical fiction -- pt. 2. Historical fiction as social realism -- 4. More than skin deep -- 5. A question of faith -- 6. Class matters -- 7. Sugar and (lots of) spice -- 8. The beckoning shores -- 9. Battle cries -- 10. Conclusions -- Appendix : Suggestions for additional reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index.

Acknowledgments -- pt. 1. Historical fiction as genre -- 1. Portraits of the past -- 2. The rise and rise of historical fiction -- 3. The "truth" of young adult historical fiction -- pt. 2. Historical fiction as social realism -- 4. More than skin deep -- 5. A question of faith -- 6. Class matters -- 7. Sugar and (lots of) spice -- 8. The beckoning shores -- 9. Battle cries -- 10. Conclusions -- Appendix : Suggestions for additional reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the authors.

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