Children, Childhood, and Musical Theater

Summary

Bringing together scholars from musicology, literature, childhood studies, and theater, this volume examines the ways in which children's musicals tap into adult nostalgia for childhood while appealing to the needs and consumer potential of the child.

Product details

• Authors: Donelle Leve Ruwe
• Assisted by: James Leve (Editor), Leve James (Editor), Donelle Ruwe (Editor), Ruwe Donelle (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.03.2020
• EAN: 9781472475336
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-7533-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Social & cultural history, LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Opera, Theatre Studies, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Children's & teenage literature studies, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general