Childrens literature and new york city childrens literature and culture 2014 01 13 books amazonca. Contextualized in light of contemporary critical and cultural theory the chapters examine the varying ways in which childrens literature has engaged with new york city as a city space both in terms of urban realism and as an idea such as the fantasy of the city as a place of opportunity or other associations. This collection explores the significance of new york city in childrens literature stressing literary political and societal influences on writing for young people from the twentieth century to the present day contextualized in light of contemporary critical and cultural theory the chapters examine the varying ways in which childrens literature has engaged with new york city as a . This collection explores the significance of new york city in childrens literature stressing literary political and societal influences on writing for young people from the twentieth century to the present day contextualized in light of contemporary critical and cultural theory the. Susss paintings prod reconsideration of art forms such as illustration or childrens literature that are often considered secondary to the work of real aesthetic genius by sarah blackwood