Overview
David Almond is one of the most exciting and innovative authors writing for children and young people today. Since the publication of his award-winning first book, Skellig (1998), his novels have pushed the boundaries of children's literature and magical realism. This vibrant collection of original essays by leading international children's literature scholars and researchers provides a theoretically-informed overview of Almond's novels and fresh analysis of individual texts. Exploring broad themes such as philosophy, theology and cognitive science, the volume also introduces new concepts such as mystical realism, literary Catholicism and radical landscape.
Full Product Details
Author: Rosemary Johnston (University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.374kg
ISBN: 9781137301161
ISBN 10: 1137301163
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 02 October 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'A stellar academic cast does full justice to a writer who has pushed the boundaries of children's literature and magical /mystical realism. David Almond's books show a formidable and continuously lively intelligence, and the critics match his range of thought and his lucidity and clarity: an admirable, ground-breaking collection which probes Almond's unique intersection of religion, mysticism, philosophy and realism in a specific cultural context.' - Peter Hunt, Professor Emeritus, Cardiff University, UK
'Rosemary Ross Johnston gives undergraduate readers a valuable and versatile introduction to the work of David Almond, one of the most remarkable children's writers of the past fifteen years. World-class scholars such as Perry Nodelman, Roberta Seelinger Trites, and Karen Coats are among the talented authors who have written essays for this volume, each of which covers a theme or concept that Almond returns to again and again in his work, from his love and respect for the working class people of Northeastern England, to the necessity of mediating between civilization and wilderness, to the possibility of achieving some sort of literal or metaphoric transcendence. Almond's books are magic and this accessible but scholarly book does him justice.' - Michael Levy, University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA
Author Information
Rosemary Ross Johnston is Director of the International Centre for Youth Futures at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, and is Director of the International Centre for Youth Futures.
