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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Page 114
... earlier animal fantasies with her concern for her ailing son and her courage in crossing the dangerous field and barnyard to seek help . In many of its details , in its portrayal of a miniature world , and in its optimistic view of ...
... earlier animal fantasies with her concern for her ailing son and her courage in crossing the dangerous field and barnyard to seek help . In many of its details , in its portrayal of a miniature world , and in its optimistic view of ...
Page 154
... earlier works , the larger and more important character , society itself , has decreased in attrac- tiveness . Whereas earlier writers gave us utopias , modern ones create dystopias . Society has become an anti - hero , the metaphor of ...
... earlier works , the larger and more important character , society itself , has decreased in attrac- tiveness . Whereas earlier writers gave us utopias , modern ones create dystopias . Society has become an anti - hero , the metaphor of ...
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... earlier literature seem very old - fashioned indeed , one misses the unflinching , yet childlike perceptions of the past . As Oswald Bast- able begins the story of The Treasure Seekers ( 1899 ) , he says , “ Our Mother is dead , and if ...
... earlier literature seem very old - fashioned indeed , one misses the unflinching , yet childlike perceptions of the past . As Oswald Bast- able begins the story of The Treasure Seekers ( 1899 ) , he says , “ Our Mother is dead , and if ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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