Language and Control in Children's Literature
Book Description
This study examines the work of children's writers from the 19th and 20th centuries in order to expose the persuasive power of language. Looking at the work of 19th century English writers of juvenile fiction, Knowles and Malmkjaer expose the colonial and class assumptions on which the books were predicated. In the modern "teen" novel and the work of Roald Dahl the authors find contemporary attemp... More
Book Information
Publisher | Routledge Books |
Binding | Hardcover (3 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 300 |
ISBN-10 | 0415086248 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0415086240 |
Publication Date | 12/18/1995 |
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