Representations of Childhood Death
Contributors: Gillian Avery (Editor); Kimberley Reynolds (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: February 5, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780312224080
Subjects: Children's Studies; Death & Dying; Literary Criticism & Collections / General; Social Science / Death & Dying; Social Science-Children's Studies; Sociology - General; Popular Culture; Special Subjects In Literature; Social Science; Sociology; Children; Children in popular culture; Death; Death in popular culture; History
Description: "Representations of Childhood Death examines the way the deaths of children have been dealt with at different times and in different media. Each contributor has focused on a different way of representing the deaths of children from superstitions about malign child ghosts through mothers' diaries to horror fiction and more. This collection of essays offers valuable insights into how we understand and grieve for children who die."--BOOK JACKET.