{"product_id":"childrens-literature-paperback","title":"Children's Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis practical guide provides a comprehensive and inviting introduction to English-language children's literature from the eighteenth-century to 2000.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book opens with a discussion of the often controversial theory and history of this influential and entertaining subject, and explores the ways in which it can be approached.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed critical surveys of the work of forty major authors, from Mrs Sherwood to J. K. Rowling, Louisa May Alcott to Dr Seuss, Mary Grant Bruce to Margaret Mahy, and Quentin Blake to Ted Hughes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudies of over twenty key texts, placing each in its historical and generic context: books include the pioneering A Little Pretty Pocket Book (1744), classics such as Tom Brown's Schooldays, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Seven Little Australians, modern classics from The Hobbit and C. S. Lewis's 'Narnia' books, to Charlotte's Web and Harriet the Spy, as well as influential translations, such as Emil and the Detectives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussion of important issues, themes and genres, including censorship, postcolonialism, fantasy, gender, illustration, and literacy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll of the entries are supported by up-to-date critical bibliographies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e offers a helpful and inspiring foundation for further study, and will be an essential resource for students from disciplines as varied as literature, history, education, cultural studies, and the general reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical guide provides a comprehensive and inviting introduction to English-language children's literature from the eighteenth-century to 2000. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book opens with a discussion of the often controversial theory and history of this influential and entertaining subject, and explores the ways in which it can be approached.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Guide includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed critical surveys of the work of forty major authors, from Mrs Sherwood to J. K. Rowling, Louisa May Alcott to Dr Seuss, Mary Grant Bruce to Margaret Mahy, and Quentin Blake to Ted Hughes.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eStudies of over twenty key texts, placing each in its historical and generic context: books include the pioneering A Little Pretty Pocket Book (1744), classics such as Tom Brown's Schooldays, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Seven Little Australians, modern classics from The Hobbit and C. S. Lewis's 'Narnia' books, to Charlotte's Web and Harriet the Spy, as well as influential translations, such as Emil and the Detectives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eDiscussion of important issues, themes and genres, including censorship, postcolonialism, fantasy, gender, illustration, and literacy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e All of the entries are supported by up-to-date critical bibliographies. \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e offers a helpful and inspiring foundation for further study, and will be an essential resource for students from disciplines as varied as literature, history, education, cultural studies, and the general reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Cardiff University. He has written eleven books and over 200 articles on children's literature. Among his most recent books are the \u003ci\u003eInternational Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature: An Illustrated History\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and \u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature: An Anthology 1801-1902\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishers, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132653768839,"sku":"9780631211419","price":100.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6915de958177103042a636593a6f42d0.webp?v=1732628201","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/childrens-literature-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}