British Children's Literature in Japanese Culture

Catherine Butler is Reader in English Literature at Cardiff University. Her academic books include Four British Fantasists (2006), Reading History in Children’s Books (2012) and Literary Studies Deconstructed (2018). She has also edited numerous academic collections, and is Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Children’s Literature in Education.

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Note on the Text
Introduction: Writing from the Outside In
Chapter 1. Wonderland or Looking-Glass? Meiji Japan Through the Lens of Children’s Literature
Chapter 2. Britain and the Origins of Japanese Children’s Literature
Chapter 3. Canons to the West, Canons to the East: The Japanese Reception of British Children’s Books
Chapter 4. Hayao Miyazaki and British Children’s Literature
Chapter 5. Children’s Literature, Tourism and the Japanese Imagination
Postscript: Reading from the Inside Out
Bibliography
Index