The gothic in children's literature : haunting the borders / edited by Anna Jackson, Karen Coats, and Roderick McGillis.
| Other author | Jackson, Anna, 1967- |
| Other author | Coats, Karen, 1963- |
| Other author | McGillis, Roderick. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, ©2008. |
| Description | vii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Children's literature and culture Children's literature and culture. ^A1008050 |
| Contents | The haunted nursery: 1764-1830 / Dale Townshend -- Cyberfiction and the gothic novel / Nadia Crandall -- Frightening and funny : humor in children's gothic fiction / Julie Cross -- Between horror, humor, and hope : Neil Gaiman and the psychic work of the gothic / Karen Coats -- On the gothic beach : a New Zealand reading of house and landscape in Margaret Mahy's The tricksters / Rose Lovell-Smith -- High winds and broken bridges : the gothic and the West Indies in twentieth-century British children's literature / Karen Sands-O'Connor -- The scary tale looks for a family : Gary Crew's Gothic hospital and Sonya Hartnett's The devil latch / Anna Smith -- Haunting the borders of sword and sorcery : Garth Nix's The seventh tower / Alice Mills -- Uncanny hauntings, canny children / Anna Jackson -- Hermione in the bathroom : the gothic, menarche, and female development in the Harry Potter series / June Cummins -- Making nightmares into new fairytales : goth comics as children's literature / Laurie N. Taylor -- Fantastic books : the gothic architecture of children's books / Rebecca-Anne C. Do Rozario -- The night side of nature : gothic spaces, fearful times / Roderick McGillis. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006101148 |
| ISBN | 9780415960366 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0415960363 (hardback : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR830.C513 G67 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |