Stories and Society: Children's Literature in its Social Context

by Dennis Butts (Editor)

Overview

Children's literature is increasingly exposed to critical debate in England and America. There are indeed a number of histories and surveys of children's literature, but few works exist which discuss the contexts, ideologies and narrative structures of children's stories in a serious and detailed manner, or examine particular case-histories to see how the different forces interact. This is what this collection of essays attempts to do. The topics range from Little Women to Winnie the Pooh and from story forms such as 'The Adventure Story' to 'Fantasy'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333522479
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/01/1992
Series:	Insights
Edition description:	1992
Pages:	143
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)