Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's LiteratureSketches the history of children's literature, looks at the genres of fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, folklore, poetry, problem novels and picture books, and recommends specific works |
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Page 86
Modern fantasy does not fit the two worlds back together again , but , particularly
in its epic form , it establishes fantasy as an " edge " literature : the protagonists
and their worlds are poised on the edge of Darkness or Light , of dream , or ...
Modern fantasy does not fit the two worlds back together again , but , particularly
in its epic form , it establishes fantasy as an " edge " literature : the protagonists
and their worlds are poised on the edge of Darkness or Light , of dream , or ...
Page 97
They are also still children in the sense that they are not usually alienated from
their parents , as are many of the protagonists in realistic fiction , Nor do the
parents play an active role in the events . This is usurped by a surrogate parent
figure ...
They are also still children in the sense that they are not usually alienated from
their parents , as are many of the protagonists in realistic fiction , Nor do the
parents play an active role in the events . This is usurped by a surrogate parent
figure ...
Page 174
Despite their far - away and long - ago settings , Paterson ' s novels are very
much of the present in their concentration on the protagonists ' growth to maturity
. In both The Sign of the Chrysanthemum and Of Nightingales That Weep the
crises ...
Despite their far - away and long - ago settings , Paterson ' s novels are very
much of the present in their concentration on the protagonists ' growth to maturity
. In both The Sign of the Chrysanthemum and Of Nightingales That Weep the
crises ...
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Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Thursday's Child: Trends and Patterns in Contemporary Children's Literature |
| Authors | Egoff, Sheila, Sheila A. Egoff |
| Contributor | American Library Association |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | American Library Association, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2006 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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