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Childhood and the classics : Britain and America, 1850-1965 / Sheila Murnaghan, Deborah H. Roberts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murnaghan, Sheila, author.
- Roberts, Deborah H., author.
- Series:
- Classical presences.
- Classical Presences
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mythology, Classical, in literature.
- Great Britain.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (361 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- The dissemination of classical material to children has long been a major form of popularization with far-reaching effects. This volume explores the reception of classical antiquity in childhood from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries in Britain and the United States, focusing on myth and historical fiction in particular.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-109195-2
- 0-19-174747-5
- 0-19-109194-4
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