Reading Children's Literature: A Critical Introduction - Softcover

Carrie Hintz (author) & Eric Tribunella (author)

 
9781554814435: Reading Children's Literature: A Critical Introduction

Synopsis

Reading Children's Literature: A Critical Introduction offers insights into the major discussions and debates currently animating the field of children's literature. Informed by recent scholarship and interest in cultural studies and critical theory, it is a compact core text that introduces students to the historical contexts, genres, and issues of children's literature. A beautifully designed and illustrated supplement to individual literary works assigned, it also provides helpful apparatus that makes it a complete resource for working with children's literature both during and after the course. The second edition includes a new chapter on children's literature and popular culture (including film, television, and merchandising) and has been updated throughout to reflect recent scholarship and new offerings in children's media.

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About the Author

Carrie Hintz is Associate Professor of English and teaches children's and young adult literature at Queens College of the City of New York and the Graduate Center at CUNY. Eric Tribunella is Professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi.

From the Back Cover

Reading Children's Literature offers insights into the major discussions and debates currently animating the field of children's literature. Informed by recent scholarship and interest in cultural studies and critical theory, it is a compact core text that introduces students to the historical contexts, genres, and issues of children's literature. A beautifully designed and illustrated supplement to individual literary works assigned, it also provides apparatus that makes it a complete resource for working with children's literature during and after the course.

The second edition includes a new chapter on children's literature and popular culture (including film, television, and merchandising) and has been updated throughout to reflect recent scholarship and new offerings in children's media.

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