Behold the Child: American Children and Their Books, 1621-1922 - Hardcover

Avery, Ms. Gillian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801850665 ISBN 13: 9780801850660

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

"As the first history of children's books in America it is also a fine survey of the idea of the child as a cultural motif." -- Reader's Review

About the Author:

Gillian Avery, an established scholar in the history of children's literature, is the author of many books, including Victorian People in Life and Literature and Childhood's Patterns.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0801850665
• ISBN 13: 9780801850660
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 239