02933nam 2200589Ia 450 991079023750332120200520144314.01-280-66892-X97866136458520-8108-8517-4(CKB)2670000000203809(EBL)902588(SSID)ssj0000681157(PQKBManifestationID)12302072(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681157(PQKBWorkID)10654785(PQKB)10304029(MiAaPQ)EBC902588(Au-PeEL)EBL902588(CaPaEBR)ebr10570624(CaONFJC)MIL364585(OCoLC)797171604(EXLCZ)99267000000020380920120207d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChildren's literature and British identity[electronic resource] imagining a people and a nation /Rebecca KnuthLanham, Md. Scarecrow Press20121 online resource (221 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8108-8516-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Creating "Good" Children; Chapter Three: Socialization: Loyalty, Duty, and Self-Sacrifice; Chapter Four: Creating Manliness and the Boy Hero; Chapter Five: Romanticizing Childhood and England; Chapter Six: Being Playful and Emotionally Alive; Chapter Seven: Small Adventures and Happiness; Chapter Eight: Autonomy and Affirmation; Chapter Nine: Into the Story-Pot: Harry and Heroism; Chapter Ten: A Modern English Folklore; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorChildren's Literature and British Identity: Imagining a People and a Nation is the story of the development of English children's literature, focusing on how stories inspire children to adhere to the values of society. Such English authors as Lewis Carroll, J.R.R. Tolkien, and J.K. Rowling have entertained, inspired, confronted social wrongs, and transmitted cultural values-functions previously associated with folklore. Their stories form a new folklore tradition that grounds personal identity, provides social glue, and supports a lovChildrenBooks and readingGreat BritainChildren's literature, EnglishHistory and criticismLiterature and societyGreat BritainHistoryChildrenBooks and readingChildren's literature, EnglishHistory and criticism.Literature and societyHistory.820.9/9282Knuth Rebecca1949-1564217MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790237503321Children's literature and British identity3833153UNINA