Author: MARY SHINE THOMPSON & CELIA KEENAN (EDS.)
Title: Treasure Islands Studies in Children's Literature
Description: Dublin, Four Courts Press. 2006, First Edition. Black Cloth, Gilt with dust jacket, 240mm. x 160mm. Book, 219 pages. From Daniel Defoe to Siobhan Parkinson, from Shakespeare to Enid Blyton, this collection of essays takes the reader on a fascinating voyage to the Treasure Islands of children s literature. Picture books, myths, movies, newspaper columns, and boys periodicals all come under scrutiny, and the critical journey takes the reader to America, Australia, and Scotland, as well as to the more familiar islands of English and Irish stories. The book celebrates in particular the contribution of Irish writer Eilis Dillon to the form. It includes two scintillating essays by her children, respected writers and scholars Eilean Ni Chuilleanain and Cormac O Cuilleanain. Among the other notable scholars who contribute to the book are Robert Dunbar and David Rudd. Minor wear, dustjacket now in protective sleeve. [738]. (ISBN: 1851829415) , Very Good/Very Good.

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