The Cambridge Companion to Children's Literature

Herausgeber: Grenby, M. O.; Immel, Andrea

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A wide-ranging introduction to an exciting and rapidly expanding field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780521868198
• ISBN-10: 052186819X
• Artikelnr.: 26668754

Inhaltsangabe

Preface M. O. Grenby and Andrea Immel
Chronology Eric J. Johnson
Part I. Contexts and Genres: 1. The origins of children's literature M. O. Grenby
2. Children's books and the constructions of childhood Andrea Immel
3. The making of children's books Brian Alderson
4. Picture book worlds and ways of seeing Katie Trumpener
5. The fear of poetry Richard Flynn
6. Retelling stories across time and cultures John Stephens
7. Classics and canons Deborah Stevenson
Part II. Audiences: 8. Learning to be literate Lissa Paul
9. Gender roles in children's fiction Judy Simons
10. Children's texts and the grown-up reader U. C. Knoepfelmacher
11. Ideas of difference in children's literature Lynne Vallone
Part III. Forms and Themes: 12. Changing families in children's fiction Kimberley Reynolds
13. Traditions of the school story Mavis Reimer
14. Fantasy's alternative geography for children Andrea Immel, U. C. Knoepfelmacher and Julia Briggs
15. Animal and object stories David Rudd
16. Humour and the body in children's literature Roderick McGillis
Guide to further reading
Index.