The Family in English Children's Literature

By Ann Alston

Book Overview

This book focuses on the ideological construction of the family in children's literature from Mrs Sherwood's Evangelical text of 1818 The History of the Fairchild Family to Jacqueline Wilson's recent social reality novels, interrogating the idea that portrayals of family in children's literature have changed dramtically, and suggesting instead that children's literature is remarkably conservative in its desire to promote the ideals of family to its readers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415988853
• ISBN13: 9780415988858
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"