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 67
... novels the conflict stems from the writer's social conscience : it is specific rather than universal , and narrow in its significance rather than far - reaching . It is easy to recognize this genre of children's fiction : Problem novels ...
... novels the conflict stems from the writer's social conscience : it is specific rather than universal , and narrow in its significance rather than far - reaching . It is easy to recognize this genre of children's fiction : Problem novels ...
Page 75
... novels to the concepts imaginatively expressed in Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye , especially his bitter - sweet view of growing up . These novels are self- defining ; they possess a tough clarity of thought and language . Most ...
... novels to the concepts imaginatively expressed in Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye , especially his bitter - sweet view of growing up . These novels are self- defining ; they possess a tough clarity of thought and language . Most ...
Page 77
... novels , with their clear - cut topical subjects , their lack of background and depth , and the prevalence of dialogue , require little adjustment from the inveterate TV watcher . Indeed , more than a few of this genre have been ...
... novels , with their clear - cut topical subjects , their lack of background and depth , and the prevalence of dialogue , require little adjustment from the inveterate TV watcher . Indeed , more than a few of this genre have been ...
Contents
the Golden Ages of Childrens Literature | 18 |
Realistic Fiction | 31 |
The Problem Novel | 66 |
Copyright | |
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