The natural history of make-believe : a guide to the principal works of Britain, Europe, and America / John Goldthwaite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldthwaite, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's literature--History and criticism.

Children's literature.

Fantasy literature--History and criticism.

Fantasy literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This literary history is devoted to imaginative writings for children, tracing the evolution of the genre and all major works published in Britain, Europe and America. The often provocative findings of authors' source material is combined with detailed analyses of rare works.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: A Shorter History of the Subject; 1 The World Three Inches Tall; 2 A Faculty for the Muses (I); 3 A Tutor Recants; 4 A Faculty for the Muses (II); 5 A Faculty for the Muses (III); 6 The Black Rabbit; 7 Sis Beatrix; 8 The Green Pastures; Afterword: Wisdom Justified of All Her Children; Notes; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-52305-0

0-19-802085-6

1-4294-1535-5

OCLC:

476014590