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Demon or doll : images of the child in contemporary writing and culture / Ellen Pifer.
| Author/creator | Pifer, Ellen |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 2000. |
| Description | x, 272 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The image of childhood, present and past -- Innocence on the brink: James's What Maisie knew -- The child at a turning point: James's The turn of the screw -- Nabokov's novel offspring: Lolita and her kin -- Ambiguous constructs: Kosinski's child as painted bird -- The child of apocalypse: Golding's Darkness visible -- New versions of the idyll: Lessing's The fifth child and Kundera's infantocracy -- History's offspring: Rushdie's Midnight's children -- Memory's child: Morrison's Beloved -- Reclaiming the lost child: McEwan's The child in time -- The child as mysterious agent: DeLillo's White noise. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index. |
| LCCN | 99462125 |
| ISBN | 0813919630 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813919649 (paper : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS374.C45 P54 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |