Re-writing Pollyanna : towards a rethinking of representations of Asperger's in fiction

The first element of this work is a novel entitled Anna. The commentary that comprises the second element argues that aspects of the title character of Eleanor H. Porter’s 1913 Children’s Novel, Pollyanna, resemble fictional and medical depictions and descriptions of Asperger’s syndrome. I carry out...

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Main Author: Guthrie, Laura
Published: University of Glasgow 2018
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.744095