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Autore |
Spencer Margaret Meek <1925-> |
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Coming of age in children's literature / / Margaret Meek and Victor Watson |
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London : , : Continuum, , [2003] |
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©2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (204 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary classics of children's literature |
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Soggetti |
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Children's literature, English - History and criticism |
Children's literature, American - History and criticism |
Children - Books and reading - English-speaking countries |
Bildungsromans, English - History and criticism |
Bildungsromans, American - History and criticism |
Maturation (Psychology) in literature |
Rites and ceremonies in literature |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-192) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Philippa Pearce; CHAPTER 3 Cynthia Voigt; CHAPTER 4 Jan Mark; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Edited by Morag Styles and written by an international team of acknowledged experts, this series provides jargon-free, critical discussion and a comprehensive guide to literary and popular texts for children. Each book introduces the reader to a major genre of children's literature, covering key authors, major works and contexts in which those texts are published. Margaret Meek and Victor Watson provide a profound and revealing examination of the treatment of personal development, maturation and rites of passage in literature written for children and adolescents. Including a broad survey of |
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