Behold the child : American children and their books, 1621-1922

Date:

1994.

Author:

Avery, Gillian, 1926-2016.

Collecting Area:

Mathes Childrens Literature

Call Number:

YHZ A954 B44 1994 LOCAL

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press

ISBN:

0801850665

Abstract:

In Behold the Child, Gillian Avery offers an engaging account of children's literature in America from colonial times to the early twentieth century. Exploring a variety of social, cultural, and practical forces, Avery shows how the literature of the old world influenced that of the new and describes the emergence of uniquely American styles and themes in children's books. Her topics include the early days of colonial publishing, the defenders and detractors of Mother Goose, the influence of Sunday schools and tract societies, the "chaste eroticism" of romantic fiction for young readers, and changing notions of American heroes and heroines.

Physical Description:

xiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218) and index.

Subjects:

Children's literature, American History and criticism, Children Books and reading United States History, Children's literature, American History and criticism, Children United States Books and reading History, Children Books and reading, Children's literature, American, Kinderliteratur gnd, Jeugdliteratuur. gtt, Children's literature, American History and criticism. nli, and Children Books and reading United States History. nli

Genres/Forms:

Criticism, interpretation, etc and History

Corporate Names:

USA gnd (DE-588)4078704-7

Chronological Terms:

Geschichte 1621-1922. swd

Geographic Terms:

United States, USA gnd, and USA. swd