An introduction to children's literature
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An introduction to children's literature
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Oxford University Press, 1994
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- : pbk
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University of Tsukuba Library, Library on Library and Information Science
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Bibliography: p. [221]-222
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780192192615
Description
This work combines a history of writing for children with an assessment of its literary, sociological and pedagogical roles. It is fundamentally a history of British children's literature, though American and other works are discussed when they have had an influence on children and children's writers in this country Hunt identifies the use of fantasy as a key characteristic of children's literature, offering children different ways of experiencing the world through imagination. Other features which emerge from Hunt's study as typical of children's books are - strong nostalgia, nature images, a sense of place or territory, testing and incitation and warmth and security. He also looks at the uses to which children's literature is put, the claims which are made for it, and the difference between children's and adults' ways of reading The book is aimed at: students of English literature making a special study of children's literature; students of criticism, sociology, history; schoolteachers; teachers of courses mentioned above; parents; general readers and book collectors Peter Hunt is the author of: studies in criticism - "Approaching Arthur Ransome" and "Criticism, Theory and Chi
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: pbk ISBN 9780192892430
Description
Children's literature is a remarkable area of writing and a growing area of study. Its characters - Pooh Bear, the Wizard of Oz, the Famous Five, Peter Rabbit - are part of most people's psyche and have strong links to basic myth and archetypes. They arouse strong feelings, as demonstrated by recent debates over political correctness.
An Introduction to Children's Literature combines a history of writing for children with an assessment of its literary, sociological, and pedagogical roles. Fundamentally a history of British children's literature, Hunt identifies fantasy, nostalgia, nature images, a sense of place of territory, testing and incitation, and warmth and security as all key characteristics of children's literature.
Table of Contents
Approaching Children's Literature History and Histories The Early History of Children's Literature Maturity, 1860-1920 The Long Weekend, 1920-1939 Equal terms: 1940 to the Present Uses and Abuses, Themes and Variations Conclusion: Stalking the Perfect Children's Book A Chronology of Children's Literature Notes Short Bibliography Index
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