Author: | Penelope E. Brown | ISBN: | 9781135871932 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | January 7, 2011 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Penelope E. Brown |
ISBN: | 9781135871932 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | January 7, 2011 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
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-Exupéry 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 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-Exupéry were, and continue to be, widely translated and adapted, and have influenced the development of the genre in other countries.