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Zusatztext Superior breadth and depth ... An essential purchase. Klappentext For much of its history, children's literature has been overlooked or looked down on by scholars. But in recent years children's literature has assumed greater importance, as literary critics, psychologists, anthropologists, and historians have begun to discover what children and parents haveknown for centuries: that this is a literature of extraordinary richness, depth, and delight. The Encyclopedia captures and elucidates this richness in four volumes and 3,200 signed entries. It offers comprehensive coverage of children's literature, from medieval chapbooks of moral instruction for children to J. K. Rowling's immensely popular Harry Potter books. Unlike other references, theEncyclopedia not only documents but also interprets every work, major and minor, that has played a role in the history of children's literature in the world. General essays illuminate prominent trends, themes, genres, and the traditions of children's literature in many countries. In addition, theEncyclopedia provides biographies of important writers, as well as extensive coverage of illustrators with numerous examples of their work. Sociocultural developments such as the impact of toys, films, animation, the Internet, literacy, libraries and librarians, censorship, the multiculturalexpansion of the field, and other issues related to the appreciation and dissemination of children's literature are also addressed. While the Encyclopedia concentrates on the tradition known best by its readership, it also covers the international development of children's literature and offers an unprecedented treatment of works from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, African countries, and othernations. Its over800 distinguished contributors come from around the world and include such renowned scholars and writers as Gillian Avery, Peter Hunt, Klaus Doderer, Hansa Heino Ewers, Jean Perrot, Denise Escarpit, Brian Alderson, and Betsy Gould Hearne. A-Z organi Zusammenfassung Children's literature first became a distinct body of writing and publishing in the eighteenth century. Until the seventeenth century! children were usually considered as smaller versions of adults. As the notion of "childhood" as a distinct part of life emerged! a distinct body of literature emerged as well! designed both to entertain and edify this new class of readers. But for much of its history! books written for children were not seen as worthy of scholarlyattention. Recently this has changed with everyone from literary critics! to psychologists! to anthropologists! to historians studying this incredibly rich outpouring.The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature is the first multi-volume set to document and interpret the books read by children in the English-speaking world. It includes brief biographies of every major author and illustrator! and features essays on all genres of children's literature! individual works! and prominent trends and themes! as well as general essays on the traditions of children's literature in many countries of the world. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children'sLiterature is available in print and as an e-reference text from Oxford's Digital Reference Shelf. ...
