Children's literature

Author(s)

• Hintz, Carrie

Bibliographic Information

Children's literature

Carrie Hintz

（The new critical idiom）

Routledge, 2020

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-180) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Children's Literature is an accessible introduction to this engaging field. Carrie Hintz offers a defining conceptual overview of children's literature that presents its competing histories, its cultural contexts, and the theoretical debates it has instigated. Positioned within the wider field of adult literary, film, and television culture, this book also covers: Ideological and political movements Children's literature in the age of globalization Postcolonial literature, ecocriticism, and animal studies Each chapter includes a case study featuring well-known authors and titles, including Charlotte's Web, Edward Lear, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. With a comprehensive glossary and further reading, this book is invaluable reading for anyone studying Children's Literature.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Definitions 2. Children's literature: early and global histories 3. Children's literature and the political 4. Theories and methodologies 5. Children's literature and the global and natural world Conclusion

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BD00904904
• ISBN:
  • 9781138667945
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 187 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PN1009.A1
  • DC23 : 809.89282
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Children's literature -- History and criticism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA26552607