Key features
*First concise and affordable introductory guide to children's literature.
*Extensive coverage of children's literature, across genres, continents and from the beginnings of the form to Harry Potter and Philip Pullman.
*Examines key theoretical questions including definition, dual audience, canonicity, the relationship between text and image, 'childist criticism' and 'cross-reading'.
* Links close reading of texts with the historical and cultural context of their production and reception.
*Extensive bibliography, with a particular emphasis on internet resources through which rare and out-of-print primary texts may be accessed.
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Key features
*First concise and affordable introductory guide to children's literature.
*Extensive coverage of children's literature, across genres, continents and from the beginnings of the form to Harry Potter and Philip Pullman.
*Examines key theoretical questions including definition, dual audience, canonicity, the relationship between text and image, 'childist criticism' and 'cross-reading'.
* Links close reading of texts with the historical and cultural context of their production and reception.
*Extensive bibliography, with a particular emphasis on internet resources through which rare and out-of-print primary texts may be accessed.
Imprint | Edinburgh University Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature |
Release date | April 2008 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | August 2008 |
Authors | Matthew Grenby |
Editors | Martin Halliwell, Andy Mousley |
Dimensions | 216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 256 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7486-2274-0 |
Barcode | 9780748622740 |
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LSN | 0-7486-2274-8 |