An Introduction to Children's Literature Paperback / softback
by Peter (Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Universit Hunt
Part of the OPUS series
Paperback / softback
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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:258 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:09/06/1994
- Category:
- ISBN:9780192892430
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:258 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:09/06/1994
- Category:
- ISBN:9780192892430
