Innocence, Heterosexuality, and the Queerness of Children's Literature

by Tison Pugh

Book Overview

Innocence, Heterosexuality, and the Queerness of Children's Literature examines distinguished classics of children's literature both old and new-including L. Frank Baum's Oz books, Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series-to explore the queer tensions between innocence and heterosexuality within their pages. Pugh argues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138795836
• ISBN13: 9781138795839
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"