Juvenile Literature and British Society, 1850-1950 - The Age of Adolescence (Paperback)

In this study, Charles Ferrall and Anna Jackson argue that the Victorians created a concept of adolescence that lasted into the twentieth century and yet is strikingly at odds with post-Second World War notions of adolescence as a period of "storm and stress." In the enormously popular "juvenile" literature of the period, primarily boys' and girls' own adventure and school stories, adolescence is acknowledged as a time of sexual awareness and yet also of a romantic idealism that is lost with marriage, a time when boys and girls acquire adult duties and responsibilities and yet have not had to assume the roles of breadwinner or household manager. The book reveals a concept of adolescence as significant as the Romantic cult of childhood that preceded it, which will be of interest to scholars of both children's literature and Victorian culture.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Children's Literature and Culture
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	2010
Authors:	Charles Ferrall • Anna Jackson
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-63422-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Children's literature studies
LSN:	0-415-63422-9
Barcode:	9780415634229

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