The Afterlife of Little Women by Beverly Lyon ClarkISBN: 9781421415581
Publication Date: 2015-01-05
In The Afterlife of Little Women, Beverly Lyon Clark, a leading authority on children's literature, maps the reception of Louisa May Alcott's timeless novel, first published in 1868. Drawing on letters and library records as well as reviews, plays, operas, film and television adaptations, spinoff novels, translations, Alcott biographies, and illustrations, Clark demonstrates how the novel resonates with both conservative family values and progressive feminist ones. She grounds her story in criticism of children's literature.