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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154698403321

Autore

Spencer Margaret Meek <1925->

Titolo

Coming of age in children's literature / / Margaret Meek and Victor Watson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Continuum, , [2003]

©2003

ISBN

1-4411-1692-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Collana

Contemporary classics of children's literature

Disciplina

820.9353

Soggetti

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.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-192) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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