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OverviewFocusing on narratives with supernatural components, Karen J. Renner argues that the recent proliferation of stories about evil children demonstrates not a declining faith in the innocence of childhood but a desire to preserve its purity. From novels to music videos, photography to video games, the evil child haunts a range of texts and comes in a variety of forms, including changelings, ferals, and monstrous newborns. In this book, Renner illustrates how each subtype offers a different explanation for the problem of the evil child and adapts to changing historical circumstances and ideologies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen J. RennerPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2016 ISBN: 9781349927746ISBN 10: 1349927740 Pages: 213 Publication Date: 29 December 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Monstrous Births2. Gifted Children3. Child Ghosts4. Possessed Children5. Ferals6. ChangelingsPrimary Sources Works CitedIndexReviewsEvil Children is an encyclopedic survey of the supernatural and `supernormal' young that haunt our popular culture. ... her book is a terrific resource for childhood scholars who may want to research and teach representations of the bad and the ugly alongside the good. (Adam Golub, The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, Vol. 11 (2), 2018) Author InformationKaren J. Renner is Lecturer of English at Northern Arizona University, USA. She is the editor of The 'Evil' Child in Literature, Film, and Popular Culture (2012) and the author of articles that have appeared in such journals as Frame: Journal of Literary Studies, Red Feather: An International Journal of Children's Visual Culture, and Film Studies: An International Review. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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