Victorian horizons : the reception of the picture books of Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, and Kate Greenaway
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Victorian horizons : the reception of the picture books of Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, and Kate Greenaway
Children's Literature Association : Scarecrow Press, 2001
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Includes bibliography (p. [253]-261) and index
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Description
Lundin explores the contemporary response to the picture books of three pioneer Victorian illustrators of children's books: Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, and Kate Greenaway. Over a century after their first printing, the picture books are striking-breathtaking in their line, color, and design. The author frames "the horizons of expectation"-the context of assumptions and values-that shaped the way picture books were read and reviewed by their audience and examines their critical reception with a summary of their reputation over the last century. Finally, Lundin positions the three artists in relationship to each other and examines the historiography of the trio's canonization. The role of librarians, booksellers, and publishers was critical in making these names prominent through the twentieth century. The book illustrates that reputations are made, not born, and many cultural mediators are at work in the marketplace of children's literature.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 FOREWORD by Mitzi Myers Chapter 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Chapter 3 INTRODUCTION Chapter 4 CHAPTER 1 Victorian Horizons Chapter 5 CHAPTER 2 Walter Crane (1845-1915) Chapter 6 CHAPTER 3 Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) Chapter 7 CHAPTER 4 Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) Chapter 8 CONCLUSIONS Chapter 9 APPENDIXES Appendix A: Periodical Reviewing of, or Commentary on, Children's Books, 1875-1900 Chapter 10 Appendix B: Obituaries and Memorials Chapter 11 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapter 12 INDEX Chapter 13 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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