Children's literature has recently produced a body of criticism with a highly distinctive voice. The book consolidates understanding of this area by including some of the most important essays published in the field in the last five years, demonstrating the links between literary criticism, education, psychology, history and scientific theory. It includes Peter Hollindale's award-winning essay Ideology and Children's Literature, topics from fiction and post-modernism to fractal geometry, and the examination of texts ranging from picture books to The Wizard of Oz and the the Australian classic...
Children's literature has recently produced a body of criticism with a highly distinctive voice. The book consolidates understanding of this area by i...
This volume reprints a number of the essays published in the field of children's literature in the last five years and includes three new essays on folklore and science fiction, psychology, and cultural studies.
This volume reprints a number of the essays published in the field of children's literature in the last five years and includes three new essays on fo...
Children's literature continues to be one of the most rapidly expanding and exciting of interdisciplinary academic studies, of interest to anyone concerned with literature, education, internationalism, childhood or culture in general. The second edition of Peter Hunt's bestselling International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature offers comprehensive coverage of the subject across the world, with substantial, accessible, articles by specialists and world-ranking experts. Almost everything is here, from advanced theory to the latest practice from bibliographical...
Children's literature continues to be one of the most rapidly expanding and exciting of interdisciplinary academic studies, of interest to anyone c...
This book introduces the study of children's literature, addressing theoretical questions as well as the most relevant critical approaches to the field. The fourteen chapters draw on insights from academic disciplines ranging from cultural and literary studies to education and psychology, and include an essay on what writers for children think about their craft. This results in a fascinating range of perspectives on key topics in children's literature and an introduction to such diverse concerns as literacy, ideology, stylistics, feminism, history and culture, and bibliotherapy. An...
This book introduces the study of children's literature, addressing theoretical questions as well as the most relevant critical approaches to the fiel...
Edited by Peter Hunt, a leading figure in the field, this book introduces the study of children s literature, addressing theoretical questions as well as the most relevant critical approaches to the discipline.
The fourteen chapters draw on insights from academic disciplines ranging from cultural and literary studies to education and psychology, and include an essay on what writers for children think about their craft. The result is a fascinating array of perspectives on key topics in children s literature as well as an introduction to such diverse concerns as literacy,...
Edited by Peter Hunt, a leading figure in the field, this book introduces the study of children s literature, addressing theoretical questions as w...
