{"product_id":"introducing-childrens-literature-1","title":"Introducing Children's Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroducing Children's Literature\u003c\/em\u003e is an ideal guide to reading children's literature through the perspective of literary history. Focusing on the major literary movements from Romanticism to Postmodernism, Thacker and Webb examine the concerns of each period and the ways in which these concerns influence and are influenced by the children's literature of the time.\u003cbr\u003e Each section begins with a general chapter, which explains the relationship between the major issues of each literary period and the formal and thematic qualities of children's texts. Close readings of selected texts follow to demonstrate the key defining characteristics of the form of writing and the literary movements.\u003cbr\u003e Original in its approach, this book sets children's literature within the context of literary movements and adult literature. It is essential reading for students studying writing for children. Books discussed include:\u003cbr\u003e *Louisa May Alcott's \u003cem\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Charles Kingsley's \u003cem\u003eThe Water-Babies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e *Lewis Carroll's \u003cem\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Frank Baum's \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Frances Hodgson Burnett's \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*P.L.Travers' \u003cem\u003eMary Poppins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*E.B.White's \u003cem\u003eCharlotte's Web\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Philip Pullman's \u003cem\u003eClockwork\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241460453720,"sku":"9780415204101","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415204101_f2082abc-05b8-477f-8e42-d1198703cf23.jpg?v=1768571141","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/introducing-childrens-literature-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}