Children's literature : a very short introduction / Kimberley Reynolds.
Children's literature takes many forms - works adapted for children in antiquity, picture books and pop-ups - and now includes the latest online games and eBooks. This vast and amorphous subject is both intimately related to other areas of literary and cultural investigation but also has its own set...
| Uniform Title: | Very short introductions.
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Very short introductions.
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 144 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; Introduction: what is children's literature?; 1 An outline history of publishing for children in English; 2 Why and how are children's books studied?; 3 Transforming the texts of childhood; 4 Genres and generations - the case of the family story; 5 Visions of the future; 6 Ethical debates in children's literature; References and further reading; Index;