Rulers of Literary Playgrounds

Rulers of Literary Playgrounds: Politics of Intergenerational Play in Childrens Literature offers multifaceted reflection on interdependences between children and adults as they engage in play in literary texts and in real life. This volume brings together international childrens literature scholars who each look at childrens texts as key vehicles of intergenerational play reflecting ideologies of childhood and as objects with which children and adults interact physically, emotionally, and cognitively. Each chapter applies a distinct theoretical approach to selected childrens texts, including individual and social play, constructive play, or play deprivation. This collection of essays constitutes a timely voice in the current discussion about the importance of childrens play and adults contribution to it vis- -vis the increasing limitations of opportunities for childrens playful time in contemporary societies.