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 82
... for , like the best literature , it deals with the infinite scope of human life and
imagination . Susan Cooper ' s work represents the most dramatic perception in
modern fantasy - the epic or heroic . This epic view should perhaps be seen , not
so ...
... for , like the best literature , it deals with the infinite scope of human life and
imagination . Susan Cooper ' s work represents the most dramatic perception in
modern fantasy - the epic or heroic . This epic view should perhaps be seen , not
so ...
Page 84
Epic and Heroic Fantasy The most demonstrable change in epic fantasy is one of
flow , but as if one were paddling upstream rather than down . From Victorian
times until the present , fantasy worlds were seen as a place to go to and the ...
Epic and Heroic Fantasy The most demonstrable change in epic fantasy is one of
flow , but as if one were paddling upstream rather than down . From Victorian
times until the present , fantasy worlds were seen as a place to go to and the ...
Page 98
The practitioners of modern epic fantasy are more inclined to create Tesses than
Esthers . Although all good fantasy takes itself seriously , there is an almost
awesome seriousness to many of these modern books ; they seek to convince us
that ...
The practitioners of modern epic fantasy are more inclined to create Tesses than
Esthers . Although all good fantasy takes itself seriously , there is an almost
awesome seriousness to many of these modern books ; they seek to convince us
that ...
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Contents
Childrens Literature and How It Grew | 1 |
Selection from | 2 |
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Copyright | |
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| 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 | 20 May 2008 |
| ISBN | 0838903274, 9780838903278 |
| Length | 323 pages |
| Subjects | › › Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General |
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