Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
- File Type
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Children's and Young Adult Literature
Dark Avunculate: Shame, Animality, And Queer Development In Oscar Wilde’S “The Star-Child”, Rasmus R. Simonsen
Dark Avunculate: Shame, Animality, And Queer Development In Oscar Wilde’S “The Star-Child”, Rasmus R. Simonsen
Rasmus R Simonsen, PhD
This article will outline the inequalities of the relationship between the Star-Child and his temporary master, known only as the Magician, in order to argue that Wilde’s fairy tale should be read as the formalization of a queer interval that traumatizes the Victorian norm of maturation. This is not to suggest that “Wilde’s Victorian readers [would] seem to have found [any]thing untoward about the fairy tales” (Duffy 328); nothing, at least, that hinted at the “homoromantic dimensions” which were to become so devastatingly central to his libel trial of 1895 (338). John-Charles Duffy has nevertheless shown that a complex interweaving …
The Librarian In Rowling’S Harry Potter Series, Mary Freier
The Librarian In Rowling’S Harry Potter Series, Mary Freier
Mollie Freier
In her article "The Librarian in Rowling's Harry Potter Series" Mary P. Freier discusses Hermione Granger's skills as a librarian and researcher which lead to the defeat of Lord Voldemort. In each novel in the series, Hermione's research provides the necessary information for the solving of the mystery. Throughout the series, Hermione proves to be the only character who can use books effectively without putting herself or others in danger. Hermione begins the series as a child who loves the library, but does not always know how to use it effectively, while Madam Pince begins the series as a stereotypical …
The Treatment Of Gay And Lesbian Fiction For Young Adults In The Reviewing Media, Paulette Rothbauer, Lynne Mckechnie
The Treatment Of Gay And Lesbian Fiction For Young Adults In The Reviewing Media, Paulette Rothbauer, Lynne Mckechnie
Paulette Rothbauer
No abstract provided.