Noel Streatfeild
By: Nancy Huse.
Series: Twayne's English authors series ;; TEAS 510
Publisher: Twayne; Maxwell Maxmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
Subjects: Streatfeild, Noel -- Criticism and interpretation.; Children's stories, English -- History and criticism.; Children -- Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Description: In this comprehensive analysis of a woman hailed by her fellow Britons as a "National Monument," Nancy Huse argues that Streatfeild's work challenges the status of "girls' books," described in most criticism as ephemeral or constituting a category separate from "great books." Huse attributes the appeal of Streatfeild's books to their contemporary themes and traditional values and finds that in exploring the tensions of heredity and environment Streatfeild anticipated many contemporary questions about the role of women, the structure of the family, and the implications of the class system.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-160) and index.