The Children's Ghost Story in America

The Children's Ghost Story in America
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 9781476664941
ISBN-13 : 1476664943
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Book Synopsis The Children's Ghost Story in America by : Sean Ferrier-Watson

Download or read book The Children's Ghost Story in America written by Sean Ferrier-Watson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghost stories have played a prominent role in childhood. Circulated around playgrounds and whispered in slumber parties, their history in American literature is little known and seldom discussed by scholars. This book explores the fascinating origins and development of these tales, focusing on the social and historical factors that shaped them and gave birth to the genre. Ghost stories have existed for centuries but have been published specifically for children for only about 200 years. Early on, supernatural ghost stories were rare--authors and publishers, fearing they might adversely affect young minds, presented stories in which the ghost was always revealed as a fraud. These tales dominated children's publishing in the 19th century but the 20th century saw a change in perspective and the supernatural ghost story flourished.


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