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 194
The early illustrators , George Cruikshank , Walter Crane , Arthur Rackham , who
illuminated or extended the incidents in the tales , have been followed by modern
artists who seek to penetrate the symbolic messages of folklore through ...
The early illustrators , George Cruikshank , Walter Crane , Arthur Rackham , who
illuminated or extended the incidents in the tales , have been followed by modern
artists who seek to penetrate the symbolic messages of folklore through ...
Page 196
unanswerable questions which link the archetypes of the fairy tale to our lives : "
What is it in us that at a certain moment ... 6 In physical format , both The Classic
Fairy Tales and About the Sleeping Beauty are very attractive books , indeed ...
unanswerable questions which link the archetypes of the fairy tale to our lives : "
What is it in us that at a certain moment ... 6 In physical format , both The Classic
Fairy Tales and About the Sleeping Beauty are very attractive books , indeed ...
Page 197
Erik Haugaard retains such a scholarly attention in Hans Christian Andersen ,
The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories ( 1974 ) . Many modern retellers , while
returning to the original sources , strive valiantly for freshness of language .
Erik Haugaard retains such a scholarly attention in Hans Christian Andersen ,
The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories ( 1974 ) . Many modern retellers , while
returning to the original sources , strive valiantly for freshness of language .
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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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