South Africa in English-language children's literature, 1814-1912 / by Elwyn Jenkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenkins, Elwyn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's literature, South African (English)--History and criticism.

Children's literature, South African (English).

Children--Books and reading--South Africa.

Children.

Children--Books and reading.

South Africa.

South Africa--In literature.

Physical Description:

ix, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2002]

Summary:

While such countries as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have long had full attention paid to their childrens English-language bibliographical heritage, South Africa has not, until now. This is a book about childrens literature that was written in English and (a) was written by a South African or (b) had noteworthy South African content or (c) was published in South Africa. Chapter One covers the authors and their books, providing brief biographical sketches of important authors and descriptions of some of their works. Chapter Two discusses the readers of such literature and how the authors came to write for their particular audiences. Chapters Three through Nine discuss multiple heroes and action, gender issues, piety, humor, South Africas natural history, language, names, indigenous inhabitants, English-speaking colonials and the British, and politics and war as they relate to South Africa in child

Contents:

1. The Authors and Their Books 17

2. The Readers 43

3. Introducing the Stories 64

4. The Country and Its Natural History 86

5. Two Unusual Birds 106

6. Language and Names 127

7. The Indigenous Inhabitants 146

8. Afrikaners, English-Speaking Colonials and the British 176

9. Politics, War and After 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-253) and index.

ISBN:

0786411058

OCLC:

47989894