Origins of children's literature, 1658–1834, the
Auteur :
Wakely-Mulroney, Katherine
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009884891
Date de publication :
31 déc. 2026
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Drawing on the long eighteenth century's myriad forms of children's media – including encyclopaedias, catechisms, nursery rhymes and moral tales – this study provides a new account of the origins of literature for children, showing that modern childhood was shaped by the early modern belief that children deserve access to complex ideas.