Mixed Messages: The Problem of Class in Mary Norton’s Borrowers Series.
Scholars have posited various theories as to which sector of society Mary Norton’s Borrowers most closely reflect, from exploitative aristocrats to helpless victims. Through social and literary contextualization, this article highlights the ways in which Norton represents social class in the series...
| Publicado en: | Children's Literature in Education Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 187 - 195 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Springer Nature
Sep2007
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| Sumario: | Scholars have posited various theories as to which sector of society Mary Norton’s Borrowers most closely reflect, from exploitative aristocrats to helpless victims. Through social and literary contextualization, this article highlights the ways in which Norton represents social class in the series and explores the competing ideologies embedded in the texts. |
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