Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's LiteratureBeschrijving van de ontwikkeling van het hedendaagse Engelstalige kinder- en jeugdboek, in de vorm van een schets van diverse genres, toonaangevende auteurs en afzonderlijke titels. |
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... contemporary southern California , yet the book , through its distortions , tells us a great deal about life there and indeed about contemporary life in general . So Harriet is the first child protagonist to use her notebook not only as ...
... contemporary southern California , yet the book , through its distortions , tells us a great deal about life there and indeed about contemporary life in general . So Harriet is the first child protagonist to use her notebook not only as ...
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... contemporary children's lives . Most writers of the time , and especially the new writers , crossed that watershed , abandoning the bland if charming reportage of everyday child affairs . The writers of the sixties , and even more ...
... contemporary children's lives . Most writers of the time , and especially the new writers , crossed that watershed , abandoning the bland if charming reportage of everyday child affairs . The writers of the sixties , and even more ...
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... contemporary children's poetry . But even these substantial talents do not achieve the universality of childhood vision and musical power that bestowed upon Walter de la Mare the title of " the children's poet . " Nonetheless , the best ...
... contemporary children's poetry . But even these substantial talents do not achieve the universality of childhood vision and musical power that bestowed upon Walter de la Mare the title of " the children's poet . " Nonetheless , the best ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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