The power of place
Subtitle: landscape in New Zealand childrenʹs fiction, 1970-1989
By: Diane Hebley.
Publisher: University of Otago Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Dunedin, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Children's stories, New Zealand -- History and criticism; New Zealand fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Children -- Books and reading -- New Zealand; Landscape in literature
Description: The author discusses the books and writers published between 1970 and 1989. She argues that the New Zealand seascape and landscape have been powerful forces in our children's literature. Inherently dangerous, they have given rise to to stories of challenge and adventure. She also shows how a sense of place has given writers a way of exploring characters and their points of view, as well as the concerns of contemporary society. The book includes extensive bibliographies grouped by author, geographic location and dates of publication.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-224) and indexes.
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral-- University of Waikato).