Many of the best-known and most popular children’s stories of the 20th and early 21st century were written by veterans of World War I and World War II. These include works by such writers as A.A. Milne, C.S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, Ian Fleming, and J.R.R. Tolkien, among others. Although they had experienced war, most of the veterans did not overtly write about it. The seeming paradox of warriors who went through searing combat and then wrote books for children has not been addressed collectively before now. The essays in this book explore what motivated these veterans to write for children, what they wrote, and how their writing was influenced by the wars they lived through. It examines how their combat experience can be traced in their writing, however subtly, whether it was stories about a bear and his piglet companion, a World War I flying ace, or a flying car. Their reactions to war, as reflected in their writing, yield important lessons about the complicated legacy of the 20th century’s two great conflicts and their long-lasting impact–through children–on society at large.
Friedman Hal M. Friedman & Williams Kathleen Broome Williams
From Soldier to Storyteller [EPUB ebook]
Essays on World War Veterans Who Became Famous Children’s Authors
From Soldier to Storyteller [EPUB ebook]
Essays on World War Veterans Who Became Famous Children’s Authors
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Bahasa Inggris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman 226 ● ISBN 9781476652078 ● Editor Friedman Hal M. Friedman & Williams Kathleen Broome Williams ● Penerbit McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers ● Diterbitkan 2024 ● Diunduh 3 kali ● Mata uang EUR ● ID 9999082 ● Perlindungan salinan Adobe DRM
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