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9780521687829

The Cambridge Companion to Children's Literature

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521687829

  • ISBN10:

    0521687829

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-01-25
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Some of the most innovative and spell-binding literature has been written for young people, but only recently has academic study embraced its range and complexity. This Companion offers a state-of-the-subject survey of English-language children's literature from the seventeenth century to the present. With discussions ranging from eighteenth-century moral tales to modern fantasies by J. K. Rowling and Philip Pullman, the Companion illuminates acknowledged classics and many more neglected works. Its unique structure means that equal consideration can be given to both texts and contexts. Some chapters analyse key themes and major genres, including humour, poetry, school stories, and picture books. Others explore the sociological dimensions of children's literature and the impact of publishing practices. Written by leading scholars from around the world, this Companion will be essential reading for all students and scholars of children's literature, offering original readings and new research that reflects the latest developments in the field.

Table of Contents

List of illustrationsp. vii
Notes on contributorsp. ix
Prefacep. xiii
Chronologyp. xvii
Contexts and Genres
The origins of children's literaturep. 3
Children's books and constructions of childhoodp. 19
The making of children's booksp. 35
Picture-book worlds and ways of seeingp. 55
The fear of poetryp. 76
Retelling stories across time and culturesp. 91
Classics and canonsp. 108
Audiences
Learning to be literatep. 127
Gender roles in children's fictionp. 143
Children's texts and the grown-up readerp. 159
Ideas of difference in children's literaturep. 174
Forms and Themes
Changing families in children's fictionp. 193
Traditions of the school storyp. 209
Fantasy's alternative geography for childrenp. 226
Animal and object storiesp. 242
Humour and the body in children's literaturep. 258
Further readingp. 272
Indexp. 279
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