List of Anarchist children's literature
Encyclopedia
This is a list of anarchist literature for children, a sub-genre of children's literature
which encourages children to explore anarchist
philosophy. Individual characters within non-anarchist aligned works may also be used to present anarchist philosophy within larger works of fiction. A list of such characters is also documented below.
Non-anarchist books of similar theme
Characters
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
which encourages children to explore anarchist
Anarchism
Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations...
philosophy. Individual characters within non-anarchist aligned works may also be used to present anarchist philosophy within larger works of fiction. A list of such characters is also documented below.
Characters
- AnarkyAnarkyAnarky is a fictional character appearing in books published by DC Comics. Co-created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, he first appeared in Detective Comics No.608 , as an adversary of Batman...
- MerlynMerlinMerlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in the Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures...
(as portrayed by the author in The Book of MerlynThe Book of MerlynThe Book of Merlyn is an Arthurian fantasy book written by T. H. White. It is the conclusion of The Once and Future King, but it was published separately and posthumously.-Plot summary:...
1941, by T. H. WhiteT. H. WhiteTerence Hanbury White was an English author best known for his sequence of Arthurian novels, The Once and Future King, first published together in 1958.-Biography:...
).
See also
General- Young-adult fiction
Non-anarchist books of similar theme
- Burnout
- HootHoot (novel)Hoot is a young-adult novel by Carl Hiaasen. The story takes place in Coconut Cove, Florida, where Roy and his two new friends try to stop construction of a pancake house which would destroy a colony of burrowing owls who live on the site...
- The Outsiders of Oskoken CastleThe Outsiders of Oskoken CastleThe Outsiders of Uskoken Castle is a children's novel written by Kurt Kläber. The original German "Rote Zora und ihre Bande" was published under the pseudonym Kurt Held in 1941.The English translation was published in 1967 by Doubleday The Outsiders of Uskoken Castle is a children's novel written...
(Die rote Zora und ihre Bande) (Rote ZoraRote ZoraRote Zora was a militant feminist group active in West Germany from 1974-95, known for a series of bombings.-History:Rote Zora started in 1974, when they bombed the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany in Karlsruhe to protest against the abortion law....
, a militant militant feminist Group active in West Germany from 1974 – 95, took their name from the story because the band of outlaws in the story was founded and led by a girl.) - Momo
- The Story of ColorsThe Story of ColorsThe Story of Colors is a children's book written by Subcomandante Marcos of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. First published in 1996, it generated controversy after the National Endowment for the Arts canceled grant money for an illustrated bilingual edition in both Spanish and English...
(La Historia de los Colores).
Characters
- Pippi LongstockingPippi LongstockingPippi Longstocking is a fictional character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, and adapted into multiple films and television series...