Quests And Kingdoms
Subtitle: A Grown-up's Guide to Children's Fantasy Literature
Publisher: Sybertooth Inc
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780968802441
Subjects: Children's literature studies: general; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Children's Literature - General
Description: Taking a chronological approach, Quests begins with the fairy-tale collections of d'Aulnoy, Perrault, and the Grimms and works its way up to the novels of J.K. Rowling and Garth Nix, covering over three centuries of fantasy read by children. The lives of 95 authors are looked at and placed in historical context, while their works are introduced through both synopses and analysis. Quests also includes chapters on Tolkien, retellings of traditional stories, and King Arthur and Robin Hood. More than 500 works are discussed, and the thorough index makes the book a practical reference resource as well as a history and an introduction to the best in the genre.