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A Necessary Fantasy?

The Heroic Figure in Children's Popular Culture

Edited by Dudley Jones, Tony Watkins

Published July 6th 2000 by Routledge – 424 pages

Series: Children's Literature and Culture

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Description

This book addresses a variety of issues through the examination of heroic figures in children's popular literature, comics, film, and television.

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"This volume joins the excellent series edited by Jack Zipes, which offers sophisticated critical studies that challenge the canon and canonized readings of literature for children." -- Choice

Name: A Necessary Fantasy?: The Heroic Figure in Children's Popular Culture (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: Edited by Dudley Jones, Tony Watkins. This book addresses a variety of issues through the examination of heroic figures in children's popular literature, comics, film, and television.
Categories: Literature, Children's Literature, Literature & Culture