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 32
... course of the Victorian era , the genre inevitably underwent some further alterations . The strongest influence came , as usual , from society itself . As children came to be allowed more freedom in their activities , the number of ...
... course of the Victorian era , the genre inevitably underwent some further alterations . The strongest influence came , as usual , from society itself . As children came to be allowed more freedom in their activities , the number of ...
Page 97
... course the children still have some childlike qualities ; in fact they have been chosen because they do have them . They have freshness ; they are not yet flawed with mundane compromises ; they have untested courage . They are also ...
... course the children still have some childlike qualities ; in fact they have been chosen because they do have them . They have freshness ; they are not yet flawed with mundane compromises ; they have untested courage . They are also ...
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... course did Richard III . So Richard III , without figuring directly in the action of more than one of the novels , somehow takes part in them all . It is a telling demonstration of how a skillful writer can effectively use history in ...
... course did Richard III . So Richard III , without figuring directly in the action of more than one of the novels , somehow takes part in them all . It is a telling demonstration of how a skillful writer can effectively use history in ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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