Class, Leisure and National Identity in British Children’s Literature, 1918–1950 [electronic resource] /
Bird, Hazel Sheeky.author.
This book places children's literature at the forefront of early twentieth-century debates about national identity and class relations that were expressed through the pursuit of leisure. Focusing on stories about hiking, camping and sailing, this book offers a fresh insight into a popular period of modern British cultural and political history.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 A Very Fuzzy Set-Defining Camping and Tramping Fiction; 3 The Delights of the Open Road, Footloose and Fancy Free; 4 Landscape and Tourism in the Camping and Tramping Countryside; 5 Mapping the Geographical Imagination; 6 The Family Sailing Story; 7 England Expects: The Nelson Tradition and the Politics of Service in Naval Cadet and Family Sailing Stories; 8 Conclusion: A Disappearing Act; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book places children's literature at the forefront of early twentieth-century debates about national identity and class relations that were expressed through the pursuit of leisure. Focusing on stories about hiking, camping and sailing, this book offers a fresh insight into a popular period of modern British cultural and political history.
Children's literature.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Literature-Philosophy.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Literature-History and criticism.
Science (General).
Children's Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Literary History.
Popular Science, general.