Global Perspectives on Death in Children's Literature

<p>This volume visits death in children’s literature from around the world making a substantial contribution to the dialogue between the expanding fields of Childhood Studies Children’s Literature and Death Studies. Considering both textual and pictorial representations of death contributors focus on the topic of death in children’s literature as a physical reality a philosophical concept a psychologically challenging adjustment and/or a social construct. Essays covering literature from the US Mexico El Salvador Guatemala Canada the UK Sweden Germany Poland Bulgaria Brazil Czechoslovakia the Soviet Union India and Iran display a diverse range of theoretical and cultural perspectives. Carefully organized sections interrogate how classic texts have been adapted for the twenty-first century how death has been politicized ritualized or metaphorized and visual strategies for representing death and how death has been represented within the context of play. Asking how different cultures present the concept of death to children this volume is the first to bring together a global range of perspective on death in children’s literature and will be a valuable contribution to an array of disciplines.</p>