Crosscurrents of children's literature
Subtitle: an anthology of texts and criticism
By: [edited by] J. D. Stahl, Tina L. Hanlon, Elizabeth Lennox Keyser
Contributors: Stahl, J. D.; Hanlon, Tina L; Keyser, Elizabeth Lennox, 1942-
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1035
ISBN-13: 9780195134933
Subjects: Children's literature, English; Children's literature, American; Children's literature; Children's literature, English -- History and criticism; Children's literature, American -- History and criticism; Children's literature -- History and criticism; Children -- Books and reading
Notes: This volume combines a wide variety of primary texts with critical readings, examines the texts within the context of critical debates, explores the ways in which children's literature combines instruction and entertainment, oral and written traditions, words and pictures, fantasy and realism, classics and adaptations, and perspectives on childhood and adult life. It spans a wide range of literary periods, genres, and cultural traditions, and examines how these overlapping forms and genres, diverse influences, and evolving values and attitudes towards children and childhood have shaped the body of literature written for young adults and children

Includes bibliographical references (p. 989-993) and index