Reading series fiction : from Arthur Ransome to Gene Kemp / / Victor Watson

• Autore: Watson Victor
• Pubblicazione: London, : Routledge, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224p.)
• Disciplina: 823.0099282
• Soggetto topico: Children's stories, English - History and criticism; Children's literature in series - History and criticism; English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism; Children - Books and reading
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: a room full of friends Part I: Innocence aboard: Swallows and Amazons 1. A fellowship of innocence 2.The storm before the calm 3. Nancy Blackett - champion of goodness Part II: Series galore 4.Camping and tramping fiction, 1920-1960 5.The great Nanny-Narrator an the children of the War 6.Malco Saville: the price paid Part III: Fantasy 7. The Borrowers : brief encounters and a little air 8.Watching passionately: Lucy Boston and the Green Knowe series 9.The sun inside the window, shining out: The Dark Is Rising quintet Part IV: In and out of school 10. Jane Austen has gone missing 11.The various voices of Gene Kemp Conclusion: an invisible excellence
• Sommario/riassunto: This work investigates series in children's literature. The works of several well-known children's authors are analyzed, and using these examples, the book explores the special nature and appeal of series' writing for children.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reading series fiction
• ISBN: 1-134-58845-3; 0-203-19039-4; 1-134-58846-1; 1-280-40222-9; 0-203-18620-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827228803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II