| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 189 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-175) and index. |
| Contents |
''Do I dare disturb the universe?'': Adolescent Literature in the Postmodern Era -- ''I don't know the words':' Institutional Discourses in Adolescent Literature -- ''Maybe that is writing, changing things around and disguising the for-real'': The Paradox of Authority in Adolescent Literature -- ''All of a sudden I came': Sex and Power in Adolescent Novels -- ''When I can control the focus'': Death and Narrative Resolution in Adolescent Literature -- Conclusion: The Poststructural Pedagogy of Adolescent Literature. |
| Summary |
The Young Adult novel is ordinarily characterized as a coming-of-age story, in which the narrative revolves around the individual growth and maturation of a character, but Roberta Trites expands this notion by chronicling the dynamics of power and repression that weave their way through YA books. Characters in these novels must learn to negotiate the levels of power that exist in the myriad social institutions within which they function, including family, church, government, and school. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Young adult fiction, American -- History and criticism.
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Adolescence in literature.
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Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States.
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Power (Social sciences) in literature.
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Repression (Psychology) in literature.
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Teenagers -- Books and reading.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Adolescence in literature. (OCoLC)fst00797004
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Postmodernism (Literature) (OCoLC)fst01073181
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Power (Social sciences) in literature. (OCoLC)fst01074235
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Repression (Psychology) in literature. (OCoLC)fst01094964
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Teenagers -- Books and reading.
(OCoLC)fst01145561
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Young adult fiction, American. (OCoLC)fst01183089
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Trites, Roberta Seelinger, 1962- Disturbing the universe. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2000 0877457328 (DLC) 00037422 |
| ISBN |
1587293331 (electronic bk.) |
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9781587293337 (electronic bk.) |
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