Introducing Children's Literature

From Romanticism to Postmodernism

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Children&, Theory
Cover of the book Introducing Children's Literature by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb ISBN: 9781134629756
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: June 29, 2005
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
ISBN: 9781134629756
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: June 29, 2005
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Introducing Children's Literature is an ideal guide to reading children's literature through the perspective of literary history. Focusing on the major literary movements from Romanticism to Postmodernism, Thacker and Webb examine the concerns of each period and the ways in which these concerns influence and are influenced by the children's literature of the time.
Each section begins with a general chapter, which explains the relationship between the major issues of each literary period and the formal and thematic qualities of children's texts. Close readings of selected texts follow to demonstrate the key defining characteristics of the form of writing and the literary movements.
Original in its approach, this book sets children's literature within the context of literary movements and adult literature. It is essential reading for students studying writing for children. Books discussed include:
*Louisa May Alcott's Little Women
* Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies
*Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland
*Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz
*Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden
*P.L.Travers' Mary Poppins
*E.B.White's Charlotte's Web
*Philip Pullman's Clockwork.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Introducing Children's Literature is an ideal guide to reading children's literature through the perspective of literary history. Focusing on the major literary movements from Romanticism to Postmodernism, Thacker and Webb examine the concerns of each period and the ways in which these concerns influence and are influenced by the children's literature of the time.
Each section begins with a general chapter, which explains the relationship between the major issues of each literary period and the formal and thematic qualities of children's texts. Close readings of selected texts follow to demonstrate the key defining characteristics of the form of writing and the literary movements.
Original in its approach, this book sets children's literature within the context of literary movements and adult literature. It is essential reading for students studying writing for children. Books discussed include:
*Louisa May Alcott's Little Women
* Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies
*Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland
*Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz
*Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden
*P.L.Travers' Mary Poppins
*E.B.White's Charlotte's Web
*Philip Pullman's Clockwork.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Ethical Socialism and the Trade Unions by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Fox News and American Politics by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Handbook of Risk and Crisis Communication by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Manoeuvring in an Environment of Uncertainty by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Teaching Academic ESL Writing by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Perspectives on EU-Russia Relations by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Entropic Creation by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Knowledge and Communities by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Disability Research Today by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Ageless Nation by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Wood Energy in Developed Economies by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Life After... Social Studies by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book Philosophy of Space and Time by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book International Korean Adoption by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
Cover of the book For Robert Cooper by Deborah Cogan Thacker, Jean Webb
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy