A lot of the good early-to-mid-twentieth-century authors would fall into this category, IMO. Maybe not all (don't want to over-generalise!), but many. Ransome, Vipont, Mayne -- people like that. All engaging with various topics from literature, art, music, etc. Invoking Keats, Browning, Schubert, &c. as a matter of course and as part of the mental and emotional world(s) of the protagonists.
I feel like there has been something of a shift towards the invention of new myths/folklores/foundational stories/even invented classic texts (!) in children's lit/YA. For example the background of Harry Potter, of An Imperial Affliction in TFiOS. Of course I'm not saying there were never any invented stories in classic children's literature (oh hai, THE HOBBIT), or that contemporary children's lit. never ever EVER alludes to the wider sphere of literature/music/art/intellectual life. But in general I think there has been a change. Of course I am talking about relatively well-regarded/acclaimed books; there would always have been light reading that didn't operate in that kind of way, I guess.
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Re: Rowan's decision
Date: 2014-08-06 02:13 pm (UTC)I feel like there has been something of a shift towards the invention of new myths/folklores/foundational stories/even invented classic texts (!) in children's lit/YA. For example the background of Harry Potter, of An Imperial Affliction in TFiOS. Of course I'm not saying there were never any invented stories in classic children's literature (oh hai, THE HOBBIT), or that contemporary children's lit. never ever EVER alludes to the wider sphere of literature/music/art/intellectual life. But in general I think there has been a change. Of course I am talking about relatively well-regarded/acclaimed books; there would always have been light reading that didn't operate in that kind of way, I guess.