From Alice to Harry Potter
From Alice to Harry Potter: Children's Fantasy in England Colin Manlove,
Publisher: Cybereditions
ISBN: 1877275557
Edition: Paperback; 2003-03-01
Summary:
'The longer I live, the more I am convinced of the importance of
childrens books.' When Robert Bloomfield wrote this in 1817 he could
have had no idea of the range of childrens books to come, nor of how
in England fantasy would be their outstanding form. In this survey of
400 English childrens fantasies from 1850 to 2000, taking in authors
from the well-known Charles Kingsley, C. S. Lewis and J. K. Rowling
to the less-known Annie Keary, Edith Elias and Pete Johnson, Colin
Manlove shows just how good their books often are as literature. He
combines new interpretations of individual works with explanations of
how and why their character changes over time, reflecting their
different cultural settings. This book is intended both as a critical
companion for childrens literature courses, and as a stimulus for
the general reader and students at all levels. Selected by the
editors of CHOICE as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003.
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