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 178
... Garfield does it . The eighteenth century , which is Garfield's specialty , lends itself particularly well to his often larger - than - life approach . His novels revolve around swashbuckling highwaymen and captains ; eccentric doctors ...
... Garfield does it . The eighteenth century , which is Garfield's specialty , lends itself particularly well to his often larger - than - life approach . His novels revolve around swashbuckling highwaymen and captains ; eccentric doctors ...
Page 182
... Garfield is , for child or adult , a great storyteller . The format of Garfield's " Apprentice " books has been adopted by Alan Garner in his " Quartet , " a grouping of well - illustrated , " long - short stories . " As the name ...
... Garfield is , for child or adult , a great storyteller . The format of Garfield's " Apprentice " books has been adopted by Alan Garner in his " Quartet , " a grouping of well - illustrated , " long - short stories . " As the name ...
Page 183
... Garfield , by the homely details of craft and artifacts that one generation inherits from another . Thus the pipe which Mary's father buried is found by William on the day of his grandfather's death . Alan Garner's several parallels ...
... Garfield , by the homely details of craft and artifacts that one generation inherits from another . Thus the pipe which Mary's father buried is found by William on the day of his grandfather's death . Alan Garner's several parallels ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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