Children's literature : a reader's history, from Aesop to Harry Potter
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
PN1009.A1 L44 2008
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PN1009.A1 L44 2008
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | PN1009.A1 L44 2008 | On Shelf |
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Book
Physical Desc
ix, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
UPC
9780226473000
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-375) and index.
Description
Children's Literature charts the makings of the Western literary imagination from Aesop's fables to Mother Goose, from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Peter Pan, from Where the Wild Things Are to Harry Potter. Seth Lerer here explores the iconic books, ancient and contemporary alike, that have forged a lifelong love of literature in young readers during their formative years. Along the way, Lerer also looks at the changing environments of family life and human growth, schooling and scholarship, and publishing and politics in which children found themselves changed by the books they read. This ambitious work appraises a broad trajectory of influences--including Shakespeare's plays, John Locke's theories of education, Darwin's On the Origin of Species, and the Puritan tradition--which have each shaped children's literature through the ages as well.--From publisher description.
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Current Copyright Fee: GBP18.44,0.,Uk
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, 2008; Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism, 2010.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lerer, S. (2008). Children's literature: a reader's history, from Aesop to Harry Potter . University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lerer, Seth, 1955-. 2008. Children's Literature: A Reader's History, From Aesop to Harry Potter. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lerer, Seth, 1955-. Children's Literature: A Reader's History, From Aesop to Harry Potter Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Lerer, S. (2008). Children's literature: a reader's history, from aesop to harry potter. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lerer, Seth. Children's Literature: A Reader's History, From Aesop to Harry Potter University of Chicago Press, 2008.
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