Crossing Textual Boundaries in International Children’s Literature

· Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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“As the first part of the title indicates, my interest in looking at intertextuality and transformation still maintains a prominent place throughout this book as well. If we believe that ‘no text is an island,’ then we will understand that the relationships between and within texts across the years become a fascinating place for academic inquiry. I included the word ‘boundaries’ into the title because we never get tired of voicing our opinions about texts which traverse relegated boundaries, such as genre or medium. Not only am I interested in discussing what these changes across boundaries mean socially, historically, and culturally, but also what they mean geographically, which accounts for the second part of my title.

“I am very excited that this book will be placing even more emphasis on children’s literature in an international scene than my first book did, in the sense that I have added more scholars on an international level. I hesitate to list the nationalities of all of the contributors here because quite a few have themselves crossed international boundaries in different ways, by either studying abroad or finding permanent residency in foreign countries. Nevertheless, the writers have lived extensively in or identify as being from Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United States of America, and Wales.”

—Introduction

“As the first part of the title indicates, my interest in looking at intertextuality and transformation still maintains a prominent place throughout this book as well. If we believe that ‘no text is an island,’ then we will understand that the relationships between and within texts across the yea...

About the author

Lance Weldy is Assistant Professor of English at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, USA. A former Fulbright Fellow to Germany, his areas of interest within the field of youth literature focus on the topic of Transformation in various forms, including media/film. His first monograph, Seeking a Felicitous Space: The Progression of the Modern American Woman in Giants in the Earth, Little House on the Prairie, and My Ántonia, was recently published through ibidem-Verlag.

Lance Weldy is Assistant Professor of English at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, USA. A former Fulbright Fellow to Germany, his areas of interest within the field of youth literature focus on the topic of Transformation in various forms, including media/film. His first mono...

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