This collection of 14 original essays written by historians and literary scholars explores childhood and children's books in early modern Europe, 1500-1800.
This collection of 14 original essays written by historians and literary scholars explores childhood and children's books in early modern Europe, 1500...
Youth of Darkest England examines the representation of English working-class children-the youthful inhabitants of the poor urban neighborhoods that a number of writers dubbed "darkest England"-in Victorian and Edwardian imperialist literature. In particular, the book focuses on how the writings for and about youth undertook an ideological project to enlist working class children into the British imperial enterprise. It is generally assumed that the dominant middle-classes succeeded in recruiting the working-class youth and thus easily manipulating these young people for nationalist...
Youth of Darkest England examines the representation of English working-class children-the youthful inhabitants of the poor urban neighborhoods that a...
This two-volume critical history of French children's literature from 1600 to the present helps bring awareness of the range, quality and importance of French children's literature to a wider audience. The works of a number of French writers, notably La Fontaine, Charles Perrault, Jules Verne and Saint-Exupery were, and continue to be, widely translated and adapted, and have influenced the development of the genre in other countries.
This two-volume critical history of French children's literature from 1600 to the present helps bring awareness of the range, quality and importanc...
This is the first full-length study of South African English youth literature to cover the entire period of its publication, from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century. Jenkins' book focuses on what made the subsequent literature essentially South African and what aspects of the country and its society authors concentrated on. What gives this book particular strength is its coverage of literature up to the 1960s, which has until now received almost no scholarly attention. Not only is this earlier literature a rewarding subject for study in itself, but it also throws...
This is the first full-length study of South African English youth literature to cover the entire period of its publication, from the late nineteen...
What happens to traditional stories when they are retold in another time and cultural context? This study discusses a variety of stories including myths, folk tales and heroic legends to explain.
What happens to traditional stories when they are retold in another time and cultural context? This study discusses a variety of stories including myt...
This work examines the representation of selfhood in adolescent and children's fiction, using a Bakhtinian approach to subjectivity, language and narrative.
This work examines the representation of selfhood in adolescent and children's fiction, using a Bakhtinian approach to subjectivity, language and narr...
Investigating nearly 100 re-tellings of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter in a variety of media forms, this book raises questions about the impact of new media and technological developments on young readers.
Investigating nearly 100 re-tellings of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter in a variety of media forms, this book raises questions about the i...
This work focuses on George Henty's novels as a prototype of the literature that emerged with the rise of British imperialism. It also assesses the role of 19th-century literature, both in the perpetuation of stereotypes vis-a-vis Africa, and in the socialization of young adults.
This work focuses on George Henty's novels as a prototype of the literature that emerged with the rise of British imperialism. It also assesses the ro...
This book offers a variety of approaches to children's literature from a postcolonial perspective that includes discussions of cultural appropriation, race theory, pedagogy as a colonialist activity, and multiculturalism. The eighteen essays divide into three sections: Theory, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism. The first section sets the theoretical framework for postcolonial studies; essays here deal with issues of "otherness" and cultural difference, as well as the colonialist implications of pedagogic practice. These essays confront our relationships with the child and childhood as sites...
This book offers a variety of approaches to children's literature from a postcolonial perspective that includes discussions of cultural appropriati...
