The Lost Child in Literature and Culture

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book The Lost Child in Literature and Culture by Mark Froud, Palgrave Macmillan UK
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mark Froud ISBN: 9781137584953
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: October 18, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Mark Froud
ISBN: 9781137584953
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: October 18, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book is an extensive study of the figure of the lost child in English-speaking and European literature and culture. It argues that the lost child figure is of profound importance for our society, a symptom as well as a cause of deep trauma. This trauma, or void, is a fundamental disruption of the structures that define us: self, history, and even language.

This puts the figure of the child in context with previous research that the modern conception of ‘a child’ was formed alongside modern conceptions of memory. The book analyses the representation of the lost child, through fairy tales, historical oppression and in recent novels and films. The book then studies the connection of the lost child figure with the uncanny and its centrality to language. The book considers the lost child figure as an archetype on a metaphysical and philosophical level as well as cultural.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book is an extensive study of the figure of the lost child in English-speaking and European literature and culture. It argues that the lost child figure is of profound importance for our society, a symptom as well as a cause of deep trauma. This trauma, or void, is a fundamental disruption of the structures that define us: self, history, and even language.

This puts the figure of the child in context with previous research that the modern conception of ‘a child’ was formed alongside modern conceptions of memory. The book analyses the representation of the lost child, through fairy tales, historical oppression and in recent novels and films. The book then studies the connection of the lost child figure with the uncanny and its centrality to language. The book considers the lost child figure as an archetype on a metaphysical and philosophical level as well as cultural.

More books from Palgrave Macmillan UK

Cover of the book Improving Primary Mathematics Education, Teaching and Learning by Mark Froud
Cover of the book Mill on Justice by Mark Froud
Cover of the book New Directions in Popular Fiction by Mark Froud
Cover of the book Animal Cruelty, Antisocial Behaviour, and Aggression by Mark Froud
Cover of the book White-Collar Crime by Mark Froud
Cover of the book Global Governance and Regulatory Failure by Mark Froud
Cover of the book France's Modernising Mission by Mark Froud
Cover of the book The Towers of New Capital by Mark Froud
Cover of the book Children in the Anthropocene by Mark Froud
Cover of the book The Responsibility to Protect and the Third Pillar by Mark Froud
Cover of the book Uberpreneurs by Mark Froud
Cover of the book Preventing Youth Violence by Mark Froud
Cover of the book Children Learning Second Languages by Mark Froud
Cover of the book Transnational Governance and South American Politics by Mark Froud
Cover of the book From Dictatorship to Democracy in Twentieth-Century Portugal by Mark Froud
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy