Rise of American Girls'' Literature

This Element looks at the publishing history of the genre, girls' literature, in the United States spanning 1850-1940. American girls' literature shares a common bildungsroman: heroines 'grow down,' choosing community over individualism, by entering a domestic role.

List of contents

1. The Rise of Girls' Literature; 2. 'Thus Shall the Star of Domestic Peace Arise': Early American Women's Literature; 3. 'Toward that Larger and Less Happy Region of Womanhood': Family Stories; 4. 'The Joys of Being an Orphan': Orphan Girls' Stories; 5. 'Vassar Graduates do Marry': School Stories; 6. 'This is What Our Race Needs': African American Girls' Literature; 7. Conclusion.

Summary

This Element looks at the publishing history of the genre, girls' literature, in the United States spanning 1850–1940. American girls' literature shares a common bildungsroman: heroines 'grow down,' choosing community over individualism, by entering a domestic role.

Product details

• Authors: Ashley N. Reese, Ashley N. (University of South Florida) Reese
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781108931540
• ISBN: 978-1-108-93154-0
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; JUVENILE FICTION / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Literature: history & criticism, Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories, Literary theory, Literature: history and criticism, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children's & teenage literature studies, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general