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| Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc Geschiedenis (vorm) |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Seth Lerer |
| ISBN: | 9780226473000 0226473007 0226473015 9780226473017 |
| OCLC Number: | 176980408 |
| Awards: | National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, 2008; Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism, 2010. |
| Description: | ix, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | Introduction : Toward a new history of children's literature -- Speak, child : children's literature in classical antiquity -- Ingenuity and authority : Aesop's fables and their afterlives -- Court, commerce, and cloister : the literatures of medieval childhood -- From alphabet to elegy : the Puritan impact on children's literature -- Playthings of the mind : John Locke and children's literature -- Canoes and cannibals : Robinson Crusoe and its legacies -- From islands to empires : storytelling for a boy's world -- On beyond Darwin : from Kingsley to Seuss -- Ill-tempered and queer : sense and nonsense, from Victorian to modern -- Straw into gold : fairy-tale philology -- Theaters of girlhood : domesticity, desire, and performance in female fiction -- Pan in the garden : the Edwardian turn in children's literature -- Good feeling : prizes, libraries, and the institutions of American children's literature -- Keeping things straight : style and the child -- Tap your pencil on the paper : children's literature in an ironic age -- Epilogue : Children's literature and the history of the book. |
| Responsibility: | Seth Lerer. |
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Table of Contents:
Introduction. Toward a New History of Children's Literature -- 1. Speak, Child: Children's Literature in Classical Antiquity -- 2. Ingenuity and Authority: Aesop's Fables and Their Afterlives -- 3. Court, Commerce, and Cloister: The Literatures of Medieval Childhood -- 4. From Alphabet to Elegy: The Puritan Impact on Children's Literature -- 5. Playthings of the Mind: John Locke and Children's Literature -- 6. Canoes and Cannibals: Robinson Crusoe and Its Legacies -- 7. From Islands to Empires: Storytelling for a Boy's World -- 8. On beyond Darwin: From Kingsley to Seuss -- 9. Ill-Tempered and Queer: Sense and Nonsense, from Victorian to Modern -- 10. Straw into Gold: Fairy-Tale Philology -- 11. Theaters of Girlhood: Domesticity, Desire, and Performance in Female Fiction -- 12. Pan in the Garden: The Edwardian Turn in Children's Literature -- 13. Good Feeling: Prizes, Libraries, and the Institutions of American Children's Literature -- 14. Keeping Things Straight: Style and the Child -- 15. Tap Your Pencil on the Paper: Children's Literature in an Ironic Age -- Epilogue. Children's Literature and the History of the Book.
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"Lerer has accomplished something magical. Unlike the many handbooks to children's literature that synopsize, evaluate, or otherwise guide adults in the selection of materials for children, this work presents a true critical history of the genre.... Scholarly, erudite, and all but exhaustive, it is also entertaining and accessible. Lerer takes his subject seriously without making it dull." - Library Journal, starred review "Lerer's history reminds us of the wealth of literature written during the past 2,600 years.... With his vast and multidimensional knowledge of literature, he underscores the vital role it plays in forming a child's imagination. We are made, he suggests, by the books we read." - San Francisco Chronicle "There are dazzling chapters on John Locke and Empire, and nonsense, and Darwin, but Lerer's most interesting chapter focuses on girls' fiction.... A brilliant series of readings." - Diane Purkiss, Times Literary Supplement "Lerer's Olympian survey of more than 2,000 years leaves the reader with a stimulating vision of history.... His narrative swells and ebbs like a symphony.... To find Pilgrim's Progress and Weetzie Bat in a single volume is itself a pleasure." - Michael Sims, Washington Post Book World" Read more...
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