ABSTRACT

This book offers a systematic introduction to some of the essential concepts necessary for the study of childrens literature. Incorporating thirteen essays from the highly-acclaimed International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature , the chapters guide the reader through the most relevant areas of criticism and theory and summarise their contexts and application. Bibliographies provide details of useful further information sources and a glossary explains the literary terms encountered in the book. This work is a useful and accessible guide for readers involved both in literature and education.

chapter |2 pages

Literature and Children

chapter |5 pages

History, Ideology, Politics

chapter |5 pages

Criticising Children’s Literature

chapter |1 pages

Implied Readers and Real Readers

chapter |6 pages

Contradictory readings

chapter |4 pages

Young Readers and Their Books

chapter |11 pages

Development in reading

chapter |2 pages

Jungian Criticism

chapter |7 pages

Karen Horney and Abraham Maslow

chapter |1 pages

Reinterpretation

chapter |1 pages

Re-creation

chapter |3 pages

Reclaiming

chapter |4 pages

Redirection

chapter |2 pages

References

chapter 11|8 pages

Relating Texts: Intertextuality

chapter 14|11 pages

Can Stories Heal?

chapter |4 pages

General Bibliography

Criticism, Theory and General Approaches