The Making of the Modern Child: Children's Literature in the Late Eighteenth Century

by O'Malley; Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780415942997
• ISBN10: 0415942993
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-12
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Today we often take for granted that childhood is a special time of magic and wonder, and this assumption is reflected in the children's fantasy literature we prize most. Our current conception of childhood is, however, a modern phenomenon -- one that emerged in the late eighteenth century alongside industrial capitalism and the ascendant middle classes. A book industry producing texts for and about children is, therefore, also a modern development.

Author Biography

Andrew O'Malley is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Winnipeg.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Series Editor's Foreword, Jack Zipes	ix
INTRODUCTION
THE ENGLISH MIDDLE CLASSES OF THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY AND THE IMPETUS FOR PEDAGOGICAL REFORM	1	(10)
CHAPTER 1
THE COACH AND SIX: CHAPBOOK RESIDUE IN LATE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	11	(28)
CHAPTER 2
CLASS RELATIONS IN MIDDLE-CLASS CHILDREN'S LITERATURE: INTERACTING WITH AND REPRESENTING THE POOR AND THE RICH	39	(27)
CHAPTER 3
THE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE LATE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CHILD	66	(20)
CHAPTER 4
TOWARD THE SELF-REGULATING SUBJECT: TEACHING DISCIPLINE IN PEDAGOGICAL SYSTEMS AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS	86	(16)
CHAPTER 5
MOLDING THE MIDDLE-CLASS SUBJECT OF THE FUTURE: APPLIED LESSONS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER ROLES	102	(22)
CONCLUSION
THE TRAJECTORY OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE INTO THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY: MOVING TOWARD A MIDDLE-CLASS FORM OF FANTASY	124	(13)
Notes	137	(28)
Works Cited	165	(16)
Index	181