International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-415-75609-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 944 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 1381 g

The International Companion Encyclopedia answers these questions and provides comprehensive coverage of children's literature from a wide range of perspectives. Over 80 substantial essays by world experts include Iona Opie on the oral tradition, Gillian Avery on family stories and Michael Rosen on audio, TV and other media. The Companion covers a broad range of topics, from the fairy tale to critical theory, from the classics to comics.
Structure The Companion is divided into five sections:

1) Theory and Critical Approaches
2) Types and Genres
3) The Context of Children's Literature
4) Applications of Children's Literature
5) The World of Children's Literature
Each essay is followed by references and suggestions for further reading. The volume is fully indexed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hunt, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction; Part I Theory and Critical Approaches; 2 Defining Children's Literature and Childhood; 3 History, Culture and Children's Literature; 4 Ideology; 5 Linguistics and Stylistics; 6 Reader-Response Criticism; 7Psychoanalytical Criticism; 8Feminist Criticism: From Sex-Role Stereotyping to Subjectivity; 9llustration and Picture Books; 10A Note on Bibliography; 11Intertextuality; Part II Types and Genres; 12Early Texts Used by Children; 13Fairy Tales and Folk-tales; 14 Myth and Legend; 15 Playground Rhymes and the Oral Tradition; 16Poetry for Children; 17Draman; 18he Development of Illustrated Texts and Picture Books; 19The Modern Picture Book; 20Popular Literature: Comics, Dime Novels, Pulps and Penny Dreadfuls; 21Religious Writing for Children; 22Animal Stories; 23Real Gardens with Imaginary Toads: Domestic Fantasy; 24High Fantasy; 25Science Fiction; 261Shaping Boyhood: Empire Builders and Adventurers; 27The Family Story; 28School Stories; 29Pony Books; 30Historical Fiction; 31Books for Younger Readers; Chapter 1Teenage Fiction: Realism,Romances, Contemporary Problem Novels; 33Metafictions and Experimental Work; 34 Major Authors' Work for Children; 35 Books Adopted by Children; 36Information Books; 37 Children's Magazines; Part III The Context of Children's Literature; 38 Children's Book Design; 39 Children's Book Publishing in Britain; 40Children's Book Publishing in the USA; 41Reviewing and Scholarly Journals; 42Censorship; 43Prizes and Prizewinners; 44 Translation; 45 Radio, Television, Film, Audio and Video; 46Story-telling; 47 Libraries and Research Collections; 48 What the Authors Tell Us; Part IV Applications of Children's Literature; 49 Reading and Literacy; 50 Teenagers Reading: Developmental Stages of Reading Literature; 51Teaching Fiction and Poetry; 52 Teaching Children's Literature in Higher Education; 53 Librarianship; 54Bibliotherapy and Psychology; 55Publishing for Special Needs; Part V The World of Children's Literature; 56The World of Children's Literature: An Introduction; 57 Culture and Developing Countries; 58 British Children's Literature: A Historical Overview; 59 Scotland; 60Wales; 61Ireland; 62 The Nordic Countries; 63 The Netherlands; 64 France; 65 Spain; 66 Portugal; 67 Germany; 68 Switzerland; 69 Austria; 70 Italy; 71 Greece; 72 Russia; 73 Eastern Europe; 74 Turkey; 75 Hebrew and Israeli; 76 The Arab World; 77 Africa; 78 The Indian Sub-Continent; 79 The Far East; 80 China; 81 Japan; 82 Australia; 83 New Zealand; 84 Canada; 85 Children's Literature in the USA: A Historical Overview; 86 Central and South America and the Caribbean

Über Autor(innen)

PETER Sheila HUNT, Ray