While there are many books about children's literature, few discuss
it within its social context or investigate the ways writers
reflect or react to change in society. Dennis Butts explores how
shifting attitudes and historical upheavals from the 1840s onwards
affected and continue to affect books written for younger
audiences. Spanning from the industrial revolution to the sexual
revolution, this title tells about the impact these external events
have had on writers as diverse as moral storyteller Barbara Hofland
and the controversial Melvin Burgess. G.A. Henty, Robert Louis
Stevenson and even Philip Pullman are included in the discussion,
as Butts identifies commonalities between books of the past and
present, arguing that trends shown in most of the early children's
literature are being displayed again now, albeit in a more subtle
manner. This book will appeal to undergraduate students attending
complementary courses in children's literature during their degree
in English Literature or Cultural Studies. It will also be of use
to postgraduate research students working in the field of
Children's Literature.
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