Book

Hintz, Carrie, 1970- author.

Reading children's literature : a critical introduction / Carrie Hintz and Eric L. Tribunella.

Second edition.

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada : Broadview Press, [2019]

©2019

623 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

"Reading Children's Literature: A Critical Introduction offers insights into the major discussions and debates currently animating the field of children's literature. Informed by recent scholarship and interest in cultural studies and critical theory, it is a compact core text that introduces students to the historical contexts, genres, and issues of children's literature. A beautifully designed and illustrated supplement to individual literary works assigned, it also provides helpful apparatus that makes it a complete resource for working with childrens̉ literature both during and after the course."-- Provided by publisher.

Children's literature -- History and criticism.

Children's literature.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Tribunella, Eric L., author.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-582) and index.

Introduction for students -- Historicizing childhood -- The early history of children's literature -- Poetry -- Fairy tales -- Picturebooks, graphic novels, and digital texts -- Domesticity and adventure -- Historical fiction -- Nonfiction--history, science, life writing -- Fantasy and realism -- Race, ethnicity, and culture -- Genders and sexualities -- Censorship and selection -- Children's literature and popular culture.

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