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Children's Literature (Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature)

Paperback • 2008 • English • 1. edition

Children's Literature (Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature)

By Grenby, Matthew

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About the book

This book outlines what is different about writing for children followed by a succinct account of the often neglected history of children's literature. It goes on to examine a number of genres - fairy tales and fables, moral tales and books of instruction, fantasy and adventure stories, domestic and school stories, and poetry. These accounts are inclusive and wide-ranging, focusing primarily on the multiplicity of British and American texts published between the mid-eighteenth century and today ...Show more

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ISBN

9780748622740

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Published year

2008

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Children's Literature (Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature)

Format

Paperback

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