Childhood and Innocence in American Culture : Heartaches and Nightmares EPUB
Edited by James M. Curtis
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This collection argues that the romanticized conflation of ';childhood' and ';innocence' in American culture has been on a steady decline at least since the 1960s--largely due to postmodern critiques of overarching narratives involving both ';the child' and the ';innocence' of childhood. Additionally, this collection highlights and analyzes examples of children's literature and culture throughout the 20th century (and into the 21st) which pointedly defy traditional, idealized notions of ';childhood'. Such an analysis serves to reiterate the idea that the romanticized notion of ';childhood' which has pervaded American culture for over two centuries is little more than a cultural construction that bears little to no resemblance to the actual, lived experience of American children.
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- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:01/08/2023
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- ISBN:9781666940268
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:01/08/2023
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- ISBN:9781666940268