TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hourihan,Margery
TI  - Deconstructing the hero: literary theory and children's literature 
SN  - 0415144191
AV  - PN1009.A1 H67 1997
PY  - 1997///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Children's literature
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Children
KW  - Books and reading
KW  - Heroes in literature
KW  - Values in literature
KW  - Prejudices
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-245) and index; -- 1. The Story. The power of the myth. Dualism and binary oppositions. The hero's point of view. The linear journey. Closure; -- 2. The Hero. Race. Class and mastery. Gender. Age. Relationships. Rationality. Action and violence; -- 3. The Wild Things. Dragons. Wolves and other beasts. Savages: 'human beasts'. Pirates, criminals and spies: 'white savages'. Ogres, darkness and shadows; -- 4. The Women. Marginality and inferiorization. Mothers. Goddesses, fairy godmothers and others. Witches and bitches. Brides. Relationships; -- 5. Rewriting the Story. Subverting the dualisms: gender. Subverting the dualisms: public and private space. Subverting the dualisms: civilization and wilderness. Denying dualism. Changing the point of view. Conclusions
ER  -