Children's Literature of the English RenaissanceUniversity Press of Kentucky, 13.01.2015 - 208 Seiten Warren W. Wooden's pioneering studies of early examples of children's literature throw new light on many accepted works of the English Renaissance period. In consequence, they appear more complex, significant, and successful than hitherto realized. In these nine essays, Wooden traces the roots of English children's literature in the Renaissance beginning with the first printed books of Caxton and ranging through the work of John Bunyan. Wooden examines a number of works and authors from this period of two centuries -- some from the standard canon, others obscure or neglected -- while addressing questions about the early development of children's literature. |
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The Origins of Childrens Literature | 1 |
2 Childermass Sermons in Late Medieval England | 23 |
A Reading of John Skeltons Philip Sparrow | 39 |
4 The Topos of Childhood in Marian England | 55 |
5 John Foxes Book of Martyrs and the Child Reader | 73 |
A Childrens Classic? | 88 |
English Renaissance Fairy Poetry | 97 |
A Pioneer of Childrens Literature | 121 |
John Bunyans Country Rhimes for Children | 138 |
Notes | 153 |
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