100 Years of Anne with an 'e' by Holly Blackford Phd
""I cast 'moral' and 'Sunday School' ideals to the winds and made my 'Anne' a real human girl"". L. M. MontgomeryIn 2008, Anne fans everywhere celebrated the 100th birthday of Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. Though Anne has always been recognized as a Canadian classic, her story is loved the world over. In 100 Years of Anne with an ""e"", Holly Blackford has brought together an international community of scholars who situate L.M. Montgomery's novel in its original historical and literary context, discuss its timeless themes, and explore its aesthetic and cultural legacy across time and place. Blackford's collection proves Anne's international appeal, gathering contributors from Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, and the United States. These essays explore diverse themes such as L.M. Montgomery's career and writing practices, her influence on Canadian fiction, shifting views and definitions of childhood, domesticity, identity and place, and Anne on film. This new look at the beloved red-headed orphan will appeal to any reader who just can't get enough of Anne.
An invaluable aid to exploring some of the most important contextual and literary challenges and contributions of Montgomery's novels Jane Mattison,
Holly Blackford is an associate professor of English and scholar of women's, children's, adolescent, and American literature at Rutgers University. She has published extensively on novels of youth and development by such authors as Louisa May Alcott, J. M. Barrie, Margaret Atwood, Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Henry James, and Harper Lee. Her first book, Out of this World: Why Literature Matters to Girls, is an ethnographic study of girls who find in literature a meaningful aesthetic experience. Irene Gammel is Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University of Prince Edward Island. She has published on women's issues in early twentieth-century literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781552382523 |
| ISBN 10 | 1552382524 |
| Title | 100 Years of Anne with an 'e' |
| Author | Holly Blackford Phd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Calgary Press |
| Year published | 2009-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 306 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for BPAA Alberta Book Publishing Award - Readers' Choice 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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