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Children's literature and British identity [[electronic resource] ] : imagining a people and a nation / / Rebecca Knuth



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Autore: Knuth Rebecca <1949-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Children's literature and British identity [[electronic resource] ] : imagining a people and a nation / / Rebecca Knuth Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 p.)
Disciplina: 820.9/9282
Soggetto topico: Children - Books and reading - Great Britain
Children's literature, English - History and criticism
Literature and society - Great Britain - History
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Author
Sommario/riassunto: Children'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 lov
Titolo autorizzato: Children's literature and British identity  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-66892-X
9786613645852
0-8108-8517-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910462315103321
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