Overview
- First study to look at the figure of the lost child across several disciplines, countries and eras
- Looks at how significant lost children are in culture and relates this to past and present social issues
- Analyses the lost child as a void in society and language
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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This puts the figure of the child in context with previous research that the modern conception of ‘a child’ was formed alongside modern conceptions of memory. The book analyses the representation of the lost child, through fairy tales, historical oppression and in recent novels and films. The book then studies the connection of the lost child figure with the uncanny and its centrality to language. The book considers the lost child figure as an archetype on a metaphysical and philosophical level as well as cultural.
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About the author
Mark Froud is an Independent Scholar. His Doctorate was through University of the West of England, UK and his Masters of Research at Bath Spa University, UK. His publications include essays in two international collections The Tapestry of the Creative Word in Anglophone Literatures and Another life = Une autre vie.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Lost Child in Literature and Culture
Authors: Mark Froud
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58495-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-58494-6Published: 02 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-84422-7Published: 03 December 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58495-3Published: 18 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 198
Topics: Literary Theory, Cultural Theory