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The International Companion Encyclopedia answers these questions and provides comprehensive coverage of children's literature from a wide range of perspectives. Over 80 substantial essays by world experts include Iona Opie on the oral tradition, Gillian Avery on family stories and Michael Rosen on audio, TV and other media. The Companion covers a broad range of topics, from the fairy tale to critical theory, from the classics to comics.Structure The Companion is divided into five sections:1) Theory and Critical Approaches2) Types and Genres3) The Context of Children's Literature4) Applications of Children's Literature5) The World of Children's LiteratureEach essay is followed by references and suggestions for further reading. The volume is fully indexed.
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International Companion Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature International Companion Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature Edited by PETER HUNT Associate Editor Sheila Ray London and New York First published 1996 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001 Selection, editorial matter and chapters 10 and 48 © Peter Hunt © 1996 Routledge All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN 0-203-16812-7 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-26330-8 (Adobe eReader Format) ISBN 0-415-08856-9 (Print Edition) Contents 1 I Editor’s Preface x Contributors xi Introduction Margaret Meek 1 THEORY AND CRITICAL APPROACHES 14 2 Defining Children’s Literature and Childhood Karín Lesnik-Oberstein 15 3 History, Culture and Children’s Literature Tony Watkins 30 4 Ideology Charles Sarland 39 5 Linguistics and Stylistics John Stephens 56 6 Reader-Response Criticism Michael Benton 68 7 Psychoanalytical Criticism Hamida Bosmajian 86 8 Feminist Criticism: From Sex-Role Stereotyping to Subjectivity Lissa Paul 98 9 Illustration and Picture Books Perry Nodelman 110 10 A Note on Bibliography Peter Hunt 122 11 Intertextuality Christine Wilkie 128 II TYPES AND GENRES 135 12 136 Early Texts Used by Children Margaret Kinnell v 13 Fairy Tales and Folk-tales Ruth B.Bottigheimer 148 14 Myth and Legend Maurice Saxby 162 15 Playground Rhymes and the Oral Tradition Iona Opie 173 16 Poetry for Children Morag Styles 187 17 Drama Peter Hollindale 203 18 The Development of Illustrated Texts and Picture Books Joyce Irene Whalley 217 19 The Modern Picture Book Jane Doonan 228 20 Popular Literature: Comics, Dime Novels, Pulps and Penny Dreadfuls Deni