Edited by Peter Hunt, a leading figure in the field, this book introduces the study of children-s literature, addressing theoretical questions as well as the most relevant critical approaches to the discipline.
The fourteen chapters draw on insights from academic disciplines ranging from cultural and literary studies to education and psychology, and include an essay on what writers for children think about their craft. The result is a fascinating array of perspectives on key topics in children-s literature as well as an introduction to such diverse concerns as literacy, ideology, stylistics, feminism, history, culture and bibliotherapy.
An extensive general bibliography is complemented by lists of further reading for each chapter and a glossary defines critical and technical terms, making the book accessible for those coming to the field or to a particular approach for the first time.
In this second edition there are four entirely new chapters;
