The Case of Peter Rabbit : Changing Conditions of Literature for Children

ISBN-13: 9780815332640 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 240 str.

Margaret Mackey

Opis

Using examples of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter to explore the impact of new media and technologies on how children learn about stories and reading, this book investigates nearly 100 re-tellings in a variety of media, some authorized by Potter's publisher Frederick Warne, some unauthorized. It looks at the implications of converging developments in children's literature: new media and technologies now readily available to children leading to new conventions and protocols of storytelling; changing commercial pressures on publishers and an emphasis on producing commodities associated with books and videos; saturation marketing which targets children and adults in different ways; and a cultural emphasis on the fragmentation, adaptation, and re-working of texts.

Recenzje

"Margaret Mackey had me riveted in fascination from beginning to end...[she] has performed a public service with this case study that is both detached in description and passionate in argument." -- Mythprint

O autorze

Margaret Mackey