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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... childhood changed . For the first time a separate state called " childhood " was envisioned . Now the child was thought of as basically good and innocent , although quite often mischievous in a learning manner , and childhood was to be ...
... childhood changed . For the first time a separate state called " childhood " was envisioned . Now the child was thought of as basically good and innocent , although quite often mischievous in a learning manner , and childhood was to be ...
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... childhood . The two boys do not change but simply add to their perceptions of adult life through their experience . Minnow on the Say is far removed from Harriet the Spy , which was published six years later but which by contrast seems ...
... childhood . The two boys do not change but simply add to their perceptions of adult life through their experience . Minnow on the Say is far removed from Harriet the Spy , which was published six years later but which by contrast seems ...
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... childhood will create poetry suffused with respect for children's intelligence , imagination , and perceptions . This will be a poetry that is not a nostalgic reminiscence about childhood for adults , but rather a celebration of childhood ...
... childhood will create poetry suffused with respect for children's intelligence , imagination , and perceptions . This will be a poetry that is not a nostalgic reminiscence about childhood for adults , but rather a celebration of childhood ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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