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

• Autore: Knuth Rebecca <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• 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
• 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
• ISBN: 1-280-66892-X; 9786613645852; 0-8108-8517-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813920003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II