Jack Zipes

Sticks and Stones

The Troublesome Success of Children's Literature from Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter

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Produktbeschreibung

Have children ever really had a literature of their own? In "Sticks and Stones," Jack Zipes explores children's literature, from the grissly moralism of Slovenly Peter to the hugely successful Harry Potter books, and argues that despite common assumptions about children's books, our investment in children is paradoxically curtailing their freedom and creativity. "Sticks and Stones" is a forthright and engaging book by someone who cares deeply about what and how children read.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9780415938808
• ISBN-10: 0415938805
• Artikelnr.: 22118610

Autorenporträt

Jack Zipes is Professor of German at the University of Minnesota. Among his many publications are Don't Bet onthe Prince (Routledge), Complete Fairy Tales of theBrothers Grimm (Bantam), and most recently the OxfordCompanion to the Fairy Tale.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 The Cultural Homogenization of American Children
Chapter 2 Do You Know What We Are Doing to Your Books?
Chapter 3 Why Children's Literature Does Not Exist
Chapter 4 The Value of Evaluating the Value of Children's Literature
Chapter 5 Wanda Gág's Americanization of the Grimms' Fairy Tales
Chapter 6 The Contamination of the Fairy Tale
Chapter 7 The Wisdom and Folly of Storytelling
Chapter 8 The Perverse Delight of Shockheaded Peter
Chapter 9 The Phenomenon of Harry Potter, or Why All the Talk?