{"product_id":"political-anxiety-in-golden-age-jasmin-sltemeyer-9783110742657","title":"Political Anxiety in Golden Age Children's Classics and Their Contemporary Adaptations","description":"As striking, counter-intuitive and distasteful as the combination of children and anxiety may seem, some of the most popular children's classics abound in depictions of traumatic relationships, bloody wars and helpless heroes. This book draws on Freudian and Lacanian anxiety models to investigate the psychological and political significance of this curious juxtaposition, as it stands out in Golden Age novels from both sides of the Atlantic and their present-day adaptations. The stories discussed in detail, so the argument goes, identify specific anxieties and forms of anxiety management as integral elements of hegemonial middle-class identity. Apart from its audacious link between psychoanalysis and Marxist, feminist, as well as postcolonial ideology criticism, this study provides a nuanced analysis of the ways in which allegedly trivial texts negotiate questions of individual and (trans)national identities. In doing so, it offers a fresh look at beloved tales like \u003cem\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/em\u003e, contributes to the dynamic field of adaptation studies and highlights the necessity to approach children's entertainment more seriously and more sensitively than it is generally the case.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jasmin S?temeyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3110742659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783110742657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Jasmin S?temeyer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44450284044543,"sku":"9783110742657","price":137.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b011fde-802e-4c7c-aab7-3be87d1e6994.jpg?v=1698503916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-anxiety-in-golden-age-jasmin-sltemeyer-9783110742657","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}