The Routledge Companion to Children's Literature is a vibrant and authoritative exploration of children's literature in all its manifestations. It features a series of essays written by expert contributors who provide an illuminating examination of why children's literature is the way it is. Topics covered include:
the history and development of children's literature various theoretical approaches used to explore the texts, including narratological methodsquestions of gender and sexuality along with issues of race and ethnicity realism and fantasy as two prevailing modes of story-tellingpicture books, comics and graphic novels as well as 'young adult' fiction and the 'crossover' novelmedia adaptations and neglected areas of children's literature.
The Routledge Companion to Children's Literature contains suggestions for further reading throughout plus a helpful timeline and a substantial glossary of key terms and names, both established and more cutting-edge. This is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to an increasingly complex and popular discipline.
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the history and development of children's literature various theoretical approaches used to explore the texts, including narratological methodsquestions of gender and sexuality along with issues of race and ethnicity realism and fantasy as two prevailing modes of story-tellingpicture books, comics and graphic novels as well as 'young adult' fiction and the 'crossover' novelmedia adaptations and neglected areas of children's literature.
The Routledge Companion to Children's Literature contains suggestions for further reading throughout plus a helpful timeline and a substantial glossary of key terms and names, both established and more cutting-edge. This is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to an increasingly complex and popular discipline.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
'...this volume represents a comprehensive introduction for the uninitiated, as well as a convenient reference point for teachers.' - Times Literary Supplement
'... it is the closest anyone has come (yet) to a book one could unreservedly recommend to any student taking a Children's Literature course at graduate or a very-good undergraduate level, for solidly practical reasons.' - Peter Hunt
'David Rudd deserves high praise for the well-edited, comprehensive, and thoughtful collection of eleven essays, the thorough and largely useful gloassary, and the detailed and helpful time-line.' - International Research in Children's Literature
'... an accessible and ffascinating collection of essays.' - Journal of Children's Literature Studies
'... it is the closest anyone has come (yet) to a book one could unreservedly recommend to any student taking a Children's Literature course at graduate or a very-good undergraduate level, for solidly practical reasons.' - Peter Hunt
'David Rudd deserves high praise for the well-edited, comprehensive, and thoughtful collection of eleven essays, the thorough and largely useful gloassary, and the detailed and helpful time-line.' - International Research in Children's Literature
'... an accessible and ffascinating collection of essays.' - Journal of Children's Literature Studies