From instruction to delight
an anthology of children's literature to 1850
2nd ed
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Author
Contributions
- Demers, Patricia, 1946- - Contributor
Publication
2004 - Oxford University Press, Don Mills, Ont, Ontario
Language
English
Word Count
91,250 words, Guess
Page Count
365 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17103556M
- ISBN-100195418891
- OCLC Control Number52747802
- OCLC Control Numberfrominstructiont0000unse
- Library of Congress Control Number82178446
and 2 more
- LibraryThing1400633
- Goodreads1361057
Classifications
- LCCPR1111.C52 F76 2004
Description
"Children's literature as we know it did not exist before the mid-eighteenth century; yet from medieval times on, a wealth of poetry and prose was read by and to children. In this anthology Patricia Demers illustrates the development of that literature, from its earnest beginnings to the dawn of its Golden Age, introducing the selections and placing them in historical context. From early colloquies and hornbooks to charming miniature libraries, the selections - many of which are accompanied by their original illustrations - provide a window through which to trace the developing concept of childhood in itself and the cultural value of the child."--Jacket.
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