Bibliograph

Critical children, the use of childhood in ten great novels, Richard Locke

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Critical children, the use of childhood in ten great novels, Richard Locke

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Critical children

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

760887496

Responsibility statement

Richard Locke

Sub title

the use of childhood in ten great novels

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Charles Dickens's heroic victims: Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and Pip -- Mark Twain's free spirits and slaves: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn -- Henry James's demonic lambs: Miles and Flora in The turn of the screw -- J. M. Barrie's eternal narcissist: Peter Pan -- J. D. Salinger's saintly dropout: Holden Caulfield -- Vladimir Nabokov's abused nymph: Lolita -- Philip Roth's performing loudmouth: Alexander Portnoy

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