Kimberley Reynolds (School of E Professor of Children's Literature

Broschiertes Buch

Children's Literature

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Kimberley Reynolds is Professor of Children's Literature in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics at Newcastle University. She was President of the International Research Society for Children's Literature (2003 - 2007). Recent publications include Radical Children's Literature: Future Visions and Aesthetic Transformations (2007), winner of the Children's Literature Association Book Award in 2009, and Children's Literature Studies: A Research Handbook (forthcoming 2011).

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 113mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 140g
• ISBN-13: 9780199560240
• ISBN-10: 0199560242
• Artikelnr.: 33689622