“Most of the great works of juvenile literature are subversive in one way or another: they express ideas and emotions not generally approved of or even recognized at the time; they make fun of honored figures and piously held beliefs; and they view social pretenses with clear-eyed directness, remarking - as in Andersen's famous tale - that the emperor has no clothes.” WayIdeasLiteratureBeliefFunSocialViewsEmotionClearFiguresClothesTalesOne WayHonoredGreat WorkEmperorPretenseApprovedSubversiveJuvenileChildren's Literature Author:Alison Lurie
“in a sense much great literature is subversive, since its very existence implies that what matters is art, imagination, and truth. In what we call the real world, on the other hand, what usually counts is money, power, and public success.” WorldArtRealMatterHandsLiteratureImaginationExistenceReal WorldWhat MattersSubversiveMoney PowerGreat Literature Author:Alison Lurie
“The great subversive works of children's literature suggest that there are other views of human life besides those of the shopping mall and the corporation. They mock current assumptions and express the imaginative, unconventional, noncommercial view of the world in its simplest and purest form. They appeal to the imaginative, questioning, rebellious child within all of us, renew our instinctive energy, and act as a force for change. This is why such literature is worthy of our attention and will endure long after more conventional tales have been forgotten.” WorldHumansChildrenLongHas BeensFormLiteratureEnergyForceViewsAttentionEndureForgottenCurrentsWorthyTalesAppealsCorporationsHuman LifeAssumptionShoppingQuestioningConventionalSimplestImaginativeRebelliousMockMallsSubversiveUnconventionalChildren's LiteratureRebellious Child Author:Alison Lurie
