Power, Voice and Subjectivity in Literature for Young Readers |
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Author:
| Nikolajeva, Maria |
Series title: | Children's Literature and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-135-23823-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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Imprint: | Routledge |
Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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Looking at key works from the eighteenth-century to the present, Nikolajeva explores topics such as genre, gender, crossvocalization, species, and picturebook images in order to demonstrate how a balance is maintained between the two opposite inherent goals of children's literature: to empower and to educate the child.
Looking at key works from the eighteenth-century to the present, Nikolajeva explores topics such as genre, gender, crossvocalization, species, and picturebook images in order to demonstrate how a balance is maintained between the two opposite inherent goals of children's literature: to empower and to educate the child.