Juvenile literature and British society, 1850-1950 [[electronic resource] ] : the age of adolescence / / Charles Ferrall and Anna Jackson
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Routledge, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (210 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 823/.809922820941 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Altri autori: |
JacksonAnna <1967->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 lost with marriage, a time when boys and girls acquire adult duties and responsibilities and yet have not |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Juvenile literature and British society, 1850-1950 |
| ISBN: | 1-135-23508-2 |
| 1-282-31570-6 | |
| 9786612315701 | |
| 0-203-86610-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778469703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Children's literature and culture ; ; v. 68.