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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... literary craftsmen -Verne in France , Collodi in Italy , Spyri in Switzerland , Alcott and Twain in the United States , writers from Carroll to Stevenson to Nesbit in England - who chose to write for children because it suited their ...
... literary craftsmen -Verne in France , Collodi in Italy , Spyri in Switzerland , Alcott and Twain in the United States , writers from Carroll to Stevenson to Nesbit in England - who chose to write for children because it suited their ...
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... literary thought and language . Singer , however , is more earthy . Andersen's tales , exemplified by his poignant story of a mermaid who wanted a human soul , may seem to be but are really not far removed from Singer's tales of foolish ...
... literary thought and language . Singer , however , is more earthy . Andersen's tales , exemplified by his poignant story of a mermaid who wanted a human soul , may seem to be but are really not far removed from Singer's tales of foolish ...
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... literary stock , not only because of the individual author's style and plot , but also because they can bring an entirely different viewpoint to a literary genre . Another example of this can be seen in the historical novel . In the ...
... literary stock , not only because of the individual author's style and plot , but also because they can bring an entirely different viewpoint to a literary genre . Another example of this can be seen in the historical novel . In the ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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