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UNINA9910778469703321 |
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Autore |
Ferrall Charles |
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Titolo |
Juvenile literature and British society, 1850-1950 [[electronic resource] ] : the age of adolescence / / Charles Ferrall and Anna Jackson |
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New York, : Routledge, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-23508-2 |
1-282-31570-6 |
9786612315701 |
0-203-86610-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Collana |
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Children's literature and culture ; ; v. 68 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Children's stories, English - History and criticism |
Adolescence in literature |
Boys in literature |
Girls in literature |
Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Sexuality and Sacrifice in the Boys' Stories before the War; Chapter Two: Romance and the Boys' Story; Chapter Three: Sexuality and Romance in the Girls' Stories; Illustrations; Chapter Four: Sacrifice and Independence in the Girls' Stories; Chapter Five: Boys' Stories between the Wars; Chapter Six: Girls' Stories between the Wars; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this study, Charles Ferrall and Anna Jackson argue that the Victorians created a concept of adolescence that lasted into the twentieth century and yet is strikingly at odds with post-Second World War notions of adolescence as a period of ""storm and stress."" In the enormously popular ""juvenile"" literature of the period, primarily boys' and girls' own adventure and school stories, adolescence is acknowledged as a time of sexual awareness and yet also of a romantic idealism that is |
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