Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction

2011-10-06
Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction

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  • Author: Kimberley Reynolds
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford
  • ISBN: 0191620122
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 160

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 of concerns, issues and challenges. From familiar authors including Beatrix Potter and Roald Dahl, classic books such as Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, and The Secret Garden, to modern works including Harry Potter and the Twilight series, thisVery Short Introduction provides an overview of the history of children's literature as it has developed in English, whilst at the same time introducing key debates, developments, and figures in the field. Raising questions about what shape the future of literature for children should take, and exploring the crossover with adult fiction, Reynolds shows that writing for children - whether on page or screen - has participated in shaping and directing ideas about culture, society and childhood. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

INTRODUCING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

2018
INTRODUCING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

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  • Author:
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780627036446
  • Category : Children's literature
  • Languages : en
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Introducing Children's Literature

2002
Introducing Children's Literature

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  • Author: Deborah Cogan Thacker
  • Publisher: Psychology Press
  • ISBN: 9780415204101
  • Category : Children
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 210

Focusing on the major literary movements from Romanticism to postmodernism, Thacker and Webb examine the concerns of each period and the ways in which these concerns influence and are influenced by children's literature.

An Introduction to Children's Literature

1994
An Introduction to Children's Literature

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  • Author: Peter Hunt
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
  • ISBN: 9780192892430
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 241

Passionately enjoyed as much by the young as by adults, children's literature is a vital part of Western culture. Attracting increasing scholarly attention, its indelible influences on most people's psyche attest to its widespread importance. Well-known for his work in the field, Peter Hunt here offers a history of children's literature--primarily British, although including American and other works as well--along with an assessment of its literary, sociological, and pedagogical roles. In addition, Hunt looks at the uses to which children's literature is put, the claims that are made for it, and the difference between children's and adults' ways of reading.

Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction

2011-10-06
Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction

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  • Author: Kimberley Reynolds
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0199560242
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 161

In this lively discussion Kim Reynolds looks at what children's literature is, why it is interesting, how it contributes to culture, and how it is studied as literature. Providing examples from across history and various types of children's literature, she introduces the key debates, developments, and people involved.

Reading Children's Literature

2013-01-11
Reading Children's Literature

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  • Author: Carrie Hintz
  • Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
  • ISBN: 9780312608484
  • Category : Literary Collections
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Informed by recent scholarship and interest in cultural studies and critical theory, Reading Children's Literature: A Critical Introduction is a compact core text that introduces students to the historical contexts, genres, and issues of children's literature. A beautifully designed and illustrated supplement to the individual literary works assigned, it provides helpful apparatus that makes it a complete resource for working with children's literature both during and after the course. View the flyer.

Reading Children’s Literature: A Critical Introduction - Second Edition

2019-03-28
Reading Children’s Literature: A Critical Introduction - Second Edition

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  • Author: Carrie Hintz
  • Publisher: Broadview Press
  • ISBN: 1460406699
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 633

Reading Children’s Literature offers insights into the major discussions and debates currently animating the field of children’s literature. Informed by recent scholarship and interest in cultural studies and critical theory, it is a compact core text that introduces students to the historical contexts, genres, and issues of children’s literature. A beautifully designed and illustrated supplement to individual literary works assigned, it also provides apparatus that makes it a complete resource for working with children’s literature during and after the course. The second edition includes a new chapter on children’s literature and popular culture (including film, television, and merchandising) and has been updated throughout to reflect recent scholarship and new offerings in children’s media.

Aesthetic Approaches to Children's Literature

2005-05-12
Aesthetic Approaches to Children's Literature

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  • Author: Maria Nikolajeva
  • Publisher: Scarecrow Press
  • ISBN: 146165615X
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 335

This work provides students of children's literature with a comprehensible and easy-to-use analytical tool kit, showing through concrete demonstration how each tool might best be used to examine aesthetic rather than educational approaches to children's literature. Contemporary literary theories discussed include semiotics, hermeneutics, structuralism, narratology, psychoanalysis, reader-response, feminist, and postcolonial theory, each adjusted to suit the specifics of children's literature.

Literature for Children

2014
Literature for Children

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  • Author: David L. Russell
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780133522266
  • Category : Children
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

This concise, accessible, popular text focuses on both the genres and current issues covered in Children's literature courses. This updated text gives students a solid understanding of the foundations of children's literature across its various genres from picture books to folk literature. In his usual engaging style, popular author David Russell stresses that future teachers need to first appreciate literature in order to later use and teach it effectively in their own classrooms. The text's user-friendly format includes a wealth of real examples from literature, and its concise presentation allows students to spend more time reading actual children's books. Substantially updated to bring the text and its resource lists in line with today's most current scholarship, the Eighth Edition includes annotated recommended booklists, discussions of important topics such as the Common Core Curriculum, how to use technology in the classroom, using folktales in teaching, 25 uses for poetry; and critical approaches to literature that demonstrate a variety of ways of reading children's books. The ideal teaching and learning resource for your course, this text features an accessible, concise, and engaging introduction to the field of children's literature, coupled with a variety of pedagogical suggestions to give prospective teachers ideas they can put to use in their classrooms. - Publisher.

Considering Children's Literature

2008-02-21
Considering Children's Literature

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  • Author: Andrea Schwenke Wyile
  • Publisher: Broadview Press
  • ISBN: 1551116049
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 392

“The study of children’s literature is not just about children and the books said to be for them; it is also about the societies and cultures from which the literature comes, and it is about the assumptions and ideas we hold about children and childhood. For adults, reading children’s literature is ultimately both an act of nostalgia and of self-examination. When we consider children’s literature, we must include ourselves in the equation: What kinds of readers are we? How do we relate to books and stories? To what degree should we impose our experience upon others? Reading children’s literature actively can lead to all kinds of remarkable (and sometimes unsettling) revelations about ourselves and our society.” — from the Introduction Considering Children’s Literature is a collection of previously published essays on a variety of topics that inform the study of children’s literature. Exploring issues such as censorship, the canon, the meanings of fairy tales, and the adaptation of children’s literature into film, the essays in this anthology are as diverse as they are illuminating. Along with authors like Natalie Babbitt and Margaret Mahy, teachers, scholars, and publishers of children’s books are also contributors. Accessible and comprehensive, this book will appeal to anyone interested in children’s literature.