Children's Literature

by Peter Hunt

Book Overview

This practical guide provides a comprehensive and inviting introduction to English-language children's literature from the eighteenth-century to 2000.

The book opens with a discussion of the often controversial theory and history of this influential and entertaining subject, and explores the ways in which it can be approached.

The Guide includes:

Detailed critical surveys of the work of forty major authors, from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631211411
• ISBN13: 9780631211419
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"