Children's literature and British identity : imagining a people and a nation

Children's literature and British identity : imagining a people and a nation / Rebecca Knuth.

Children's Literature and British Identity: Imagining a People and a Nation is the story of the development of English children's literature, focusing on how stories inspire children to adhere to the values of society. Such English authors as Lewis Carroll, J.R.R. Tolkien, and J.K. Rowling...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knuth, Rebecca, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : The Scarecrow Press, Incorporated, 2012.
Subjects:
Children's literature, English > History and criticism.
Children > Books and reading > Great Britain.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Children > Books and reading
Children's literature, English
Literature and society
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Creating 'good' children
  • Socialization: loyalty, duty and self-sacrifice
  • Creating manliness and the boy hero
  • Romanticizing childhood and England
  • Being playful and emotionally alive
  • Small adventures and happiness
  • Autonomy and affirmation
  • Into the story-pot: Harry and heroism
  • A modern English folklore.

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