Disturbing the Universe: Power and Repression in Adolescent Literature

by Roberta S. Trites

Book Overview

The author expands the notion of the young adult novel as a coming-of-age story. She chronicles the dynamics of power and repression revealing that characters in these novels must learn to negotiate the levels of power that exist in the myriad social institution in which adolescents function.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087745857X
• ISBN13: 9780877458579
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 9.2"