This article on Maria Edgeworth's short story "Murad the Unlucky" may seem out of place in this issue devoted to magic realism and fantasy. However, the juxtaposition of the real and the fantastic and the idea of being a skilled reader of signs that Colleen Booker explores here is echoed in this issue's other articles: how to read magic realism within children's literature; how to read fantastic phenomena within a realistic setting; how to read gender in texts; how to read signs within a text to gain larger social insights. Booker's careful discussion of Edgeworth's political, social, and economic concerns behind the writing of "Murad the Unlucky" sheds an important light on an often-overlooked tale.
Journal
The Looking Glass : New Perspectives on Children's LiteratureISSN
1551-5680Volume
10Issue
1Publisher
La Trobe UniversitySection Title
Alice's AcademyAuthor Biography
Colleen Booker first became interested in Maria Edgeworth and children's literature while she was working on her Master's degree at Northern Arizona University. Currently a Ph.D student at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, her research focus lies primarily within the field of Irish literature and postcolonial theory.Date Created
2008-12-09Rights Statement
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