Children's literature /
Hintz, Carrie,
Children's literature / Carrie Hintz. - ix, 187 pages : 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Definitions -- Children's literature: early and global histories -- Children's literature and the political -- Theories and methodologies -- Children's literature and the global and natural world -- Conclusion.
Children's literature is an accessible introduction to this engaging field. Carrie Hintz offers a defining conceptual overview of children's literature that presents its competing histories, its cultural contexts, and the theoretical debates it has instigated. Positioned within the wider field of adult literary, film, and television culture, this book also covers ideological and political movements, children's literature in the age of globalization, postcolonial literature, ecocriticism, and animal studies. Each chapter includes a case study featuring well-known authors and titles, including Charlotte's Web, Edward Lear, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. With a comprehensive glossary and further reading, this book is invaluable for anyone studying Children's Literature.
9781138667952
Children's literature --history and criticism.
809.89282 / H597c
Children's literature / Carrie Hintz. - ix, 187 pages : 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Definitions -- Children's literature: early and global histories -- Children's literature and the political -- Theories and methodologies -- Children's literature and the global and natural world -- Conclusion.
Children's literature is an accessible introduction to this engaging field. Carrie Hintz offers a defining conceptual overview of children's literature that presents its competing histories, its cultural contexts, and the theoretical debates it has instigated. Positioned within the wider field of adult literary, film, and television culture, this book also covers ideological and political movements, children's literature in the age of globalization, postcolonial literature, ecocriticism, and animal studies. Each chapter includes a case study featuring well-known authors and titles, including Charlotte's Web, Edward Lear, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. With a comprehensive glossary and further reading, this book is invaluable for anyone studying Children's Literature.
9781138667952
Children's literature --history and criticism.
809.89282 / H597c