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The Routledge Companion to International Children's Literature

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The Routledge Companion to International Children's Literature Synopsis

Demonstrating the aesthetic, cultural, political and intellectual diversity of children's literature across the globe, The Routledge Companion to International Children's Literature is the first volume of its kind to focus on the undervisited regions of the world. With particular focus on Asia, Africa and Latin America, the collection raises awareness of children's literature and related media as they exist in large regions of the world to which 'mainstream' European and North American scholarship pays very little attention.

Sections cover:

Concepts and theories

Historical contexts and national identity

Cultural forms and children's texts

Traditional story and adaptation

Picture books across the majority world

Trends in children's and young adult literatures.

Exposition of the literary, cultural and historical contexts in which children's literature is produced, together with an exploration of intersections between these literatures and more extensively researched areas, will enhance access and understanding for a large range of international readers. The essays offer an ideal introduction for those newly approaching literature for children in specific areas, looking for new insights and interdisciplinary perspectives, or interested in directions for future scholarship.

About This Edition

ISBN: 9781138778061
Publication date: 20th September 2017
Author: John Stephens, Celia Abicalil Belmiro, Alice Curry, Li Lifang, Yasmine S Motawy
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 512 pages
Series: Routledge Companions
Genres: Literary studies: general
Children’s and teenage literature studies: general
Creative writing and creative writing guides