Literature for children : contemporary criticism / edited by Peter Hunt.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hunt, Peter, 1945-
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Subjects:
Children's literature > History and criticism.
Children's literature, English > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Children's literature, American > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Children's literature.
Physical Description:ix, 209 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "Ideology and the children's book" / Peter Hollindale
  • "Metafiction, illustration, and the poetics of children's literature" / Geoff Moss
  • "Intimations of imitations : mimesis, fractal geometry and children's literature" / Lissa Paul
  • "Magic abjured : closure in children's fantasy fiction" / Sarah Gilead
  • "Bicultural study of identification : readers' responses to the ironic treatment of a national hero" / Rhonda Bunbury, Reinbert Tabbert
  • "Real-izing the unreal : folklore in young adult science fiction and fantasy" / C.W. Sullivan III
  • "Good friends, or just acquaintances? The relationship between child psychology and children's literature" / Nicholas Tucker
  • "Cultural studies, new historicism and children's literature" / Tony Watkins.