Modern Children's Literature

Modern Children's Literature
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By:"Catherine Butler","Kimberley Reynolds"
"Literary Collections"
Published on 2014-12-12 by Palgrave Macmillan

If indeed '[i]n the last decade ... \u003cb\u003echildren's historical fiction\u003c/b\u003e has gained something \u003cbr\u003e\nof the popularity enjoyed by fantasy at the turn of the millennium' (Butler and O'\u003cbr\u003e\nDonovan, 2012: 185), then in the run up to the millennium the texts I have been ...

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First published in 2005, Modern Children's Literature has established itself as an indispensable introduction to the academic study of children's literature. This collection of stimulating essays combines accessible close readings of children's texts with informed descriptions of genres, issues and critical contexts, making it an ideal practical textbook for students. The second edition of this classic work has been thoroughly revised, updated and expanded to reflect current critical debates, recent books for children and young adults, and the latest scholarship. It includes new chapters by leading names on key topics such as canon formation, psychoanalytic approaches, fantasy and technology, and features an essay on poetry by the former Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen. Supported by explanatory boxed material and suggestions for further reading, Modern Children's Literature remains the essential guide to this popular area of writing.

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