Adapting canonical texts in children's literature. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Anja Müller.
• Other Names: Müller, Anja, 1969 September 24
• Contents: Introduction: Adapting Canonical Texts in and for Children's Literature / Anja Müller -- Shakespeare for Girls: Victorian vs. Contemporary Prose Versions of Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice / Laura Tosi -- Shylock's Daughter (Shylock's Tochter): Nathan and his Children (Nathan und seine Kinder): Miriam Pressler's Adaptations of European Classics for Young-adult Readers / Jana Mikota -- Shakespeare in Children's Literature, Two Approaches: Susan Cooper's King of Shadows and Tad Williams' Caliban's Hour / Eva Oppermann -- Shakespeare for Beginners: The Animated Tales from Shakespeare and the Case Study of Julius Caesar / Maddalena Pennacchia -- Adapting and Parodying Shakespeare for Young Adults: John Marsden's Hamlet and Andy Griffiths' Just Macbeth! / Mark MaCleod -- Shakespeare Comic Books: Visualizing the Bard For a Young Audience / Anja Müller -- Adapting an Old English Epic: The Case of Rosemary Sutcliff's Beowulf: Dragonslayer / Lukasz Neubauer -- The Kids Of The Round Table: Arthurian Legends Adapted for Children and Young Adults / Anne Klaus -- Downsizing Dickens: Adaptations of Oliver Twist for the Child Reader / Elizabeth Thiel -- The Nutcracker from ETA Hoffmann to Matthew Bourne: Adaptation of a Children's Story with Adult Messages / Jan Keane -- Pinocchio in English / Iain Halliday -- To Be or Not to Be a Canonical Text of Children's Literature: Polish and Italian Translations of Winnie-the-Pooh.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 809/.89282; Children's literature -- Study and teaching; Literature -- Adaptations -- History and criticism; Canon (Literature) -- Cross-cultural studies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary; Canon (Literature); Children's literature -- Study and teaching; Literature -- Adaptations; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Cross-cultural studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441164278; 1441164278; 9781283950633; 9781441152817; 1441152814; 1283950634
• Related ISBNs: 9781441178770; 1441178775
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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