Children's literature and British identity
Subtitle: imagining a people and a nation
By: Rebecca Knuth
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780810885165; 9780810885172
Subjects: Books and reading; Literature and society; Children's literature, English; History and criticism; Children; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Creating 'good' children; title: Socialization: duty and self-sacrifice; title: Creating manliness and the boy hero; title: Romanticizing childhood and England; title: Being playful and emotionally alive; title: Small adventures and happiness; title: Autonomy and affirmation; title: Into the story-pot: Harry and heroism; title: A modern English folklore.