Uncharted Depths: Descent Narratives in English and French Children's Literature

by Kiera Vaclavik

Overview

This study enhances our understanding of katabasis, as well as the intersections between adult and children's literature in English and French, by examining the relationships between works of children's literature incorporating this form of narrative and the Aeneid and the Inferno.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367603625
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kiera Vaclavik

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix

List of Abbreviations x

Translations Used x

Introduction 1

1 Katabatic Intertextual Relations 13

2 The Underground Landscape and Its Inhabitants 37

3 Gender Roles and Relations 64

4 Didacticism and Diversion 96

Conclusion 123

Bibliography 129

Index 138

Editorial Reviews

...we are reminded not only of the vital role played by children's books in shaping the Homers, Virgils and Dantes of successive generations, but also of the fact that, to date, children's literature has been a significant lacuna in the reception studies of these authors. Vaclavik's elegant book plays an admirable role in filling that gap.'

Bryn Mawr Classical Review - Fiona Cox