Science in the nursery : the popularisation of science in Britain and France, 1761-1901 / edited by Laurence Talairach-Vielmas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Talairach-Vielmas, Laurence.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature and science--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Literature and science.

Literature and science--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Literature and science--France--History--18th century.

Literature and science--France--History--19th century.

Children's literature, English--History and criticism.

Children's literature, English.

Children's literature, French--History and criticism.

Children's literature, French.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Other Title:

Popularisation of science in Britain and France, 1761-1901

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This edited collection aims to examine the popularisation of science for children in Britain and France from the middle of the eighteenth century to the end of the Victorian period. It compares and contrasts for the first time popular science works published at the same time in the two countries, focusing both on non-fictional and fictional texts. Starting when children?s literature emerged as a genre to the end of the nineteenth century it addresses the ways in which popular science for chil...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CONTRIBUTORS; 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:

1-283-14271-6

9786613142719

1-4438-2829-7

OCLC:

827209114