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Beginning with the ideas of literary theorist Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin, this book examines ways in which animal characters gain an aura of authority through using language and then participate in reversals of power. The author provides a close reading of 10 acclaimed British and American children's fantasies or series published before 1975.

Talking Animals in Childrens Fiction A Critical Study

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/25/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786478781, 978-0786478781
      ISBN10: 0786478780

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      Book Synopsis
      Beginning with the ideas of literary theorist Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin, this book examines ways in which animal characters gain an aura of authority through using language and then participate in reversals of power. The author provides a close reading of 10 acclaimed British and American children's fantasies or series published before 1975.

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