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Reading History in Children's Books
ISBN/EAN: 9780230278080
Umbreit-Nr.: 2788972
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: ix, 207 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 17.07.2012
Auflage: 1/2012
- Zusatztext
- This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited.
- Kurztext
- First full-length scholarly study of the 'historical turn' in recent children's literatureDiscusses a wide range of children's writers and texts, with a case study approachBrings in interesting theoretical questions about genreCombines critical analysis and historiography with questions of classroom practiceCovers more than two millennia of British history, from 55 B.C. to 2015
- Autorenportrait
- Author Catherine Butler: Catherine Butler is Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of the West of England, UK.