Children's & teenage literature studies
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Children's & teenage literature studies
Paperback. In this lively discussion Kim Reynolds looks at what children's literature is, why it is interesting, how it contributes to culture, and how it is studied as literature. Providing examples from across history and various types of children's literature, she introduces the key debates, developments, and people involved. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199560240
- ISBN
- 9780199560240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Keenan, Celia; Thompson, Mary Shine. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Four Courts Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KEX0200675
- ISBN
- 9781851828777
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 33.99€ 22.88
€ 33.99
€ 22.88
Hardback. Series: Bloomsbury Perspectives on Children's Literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSC; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474222327
- ISBN
- 9781474222327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.49€ 137.06
€ 154.49
€ 137.06
Hardback. Series: Children's Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415818438
- ISBN
- 9780415818438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.91
€ 185.91
Paperback. If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159553
- ISBN
- 9780691159553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. Contributors analyse the theories behind children's literature, its functions and cultural significance, and suggest the new directions this literature is taking in terms of its craft, themes and intentions. Editor(s): Emenyonu, Ernest N. Series: African Literature Today. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011329
- ISBN
- 9781847011329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.78
€ 33.99
€ 32.78
Hardback. After the first phase of industrialization in Britain, the child emerged as both a victim of and a threat to capitalism. This book explores the changing relationship between the child and capitalist society in the works of some of the most important writers of children's and young-adult texts in the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230364127
- ISBN
- 9780230364127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Paperback. A title that takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Canterbury Tales to Harry Potter. With masterful digressions into various themes - censorship, narrative tricks, self-publishing, taste, creativity and madness - it demonstrates the full depth and intrigue of reading. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205312
- ISBN
- 9780300205312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.66
€ 15.99
€ 12.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verlag Peter Lang
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783039113613
- ISBN
- 9783039113613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.46
€ 84.46
Paperback. The Twilight Symbols is a rich A to Z guide of symbols in the Twilight Saga that will lead you to discover whole new worlds, both real and mystical. It will delight and inform Twilight fans, symbol seekers, and the keenest literature detectives. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 478
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780994352
- ISBN
- 9781780994352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.53
€ 29.99
€ 25.53
Hardback. Series: New Directions in Book History. Num Pages: 245 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 14 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; DSY; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137514455
- ISBN
- 9781137514455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.89
€ 133.89
Hardcover. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 488. 352 pages, Illustrations. Leslie Garis' grandparents, Howard and Lillian Garis, were, from the turn of the century to the 1950s, authors of books for children. This book tells how in a large romantic house in Amherst, Massachusetts, she and her two brothers, her parents and grandparents aimed to live a life that mirrored the idyllic world the elder Garises created. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 33. Weight: 488.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224082402
- ISBN
- 9780224082402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 6.15
€ 25.99
€ 6.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310548713
- ISBN
- 9780310548713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Hardback. The study of Arabic literary texts is blossoming and this book provides a comprehensive theoretical framework to help research this highly prolific and diverse production of contemporary literary texts. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; DSK; DSY; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474420518
- ISBN
- 9781474420518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.78€ 118.95
€ 124.78
€ 118.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Ali, N.; Dennis Unrau, Melanie. Series: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSY; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349470372
- ISBN
- 9781349470372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Paperback. The Water-Babies is an extraordinary children's book that combines fantasy, satire, social comment, and evolutionary theory to create a fairy tale like no other. This attractive new edition reprints the original complete text and illustrations with a lively introduction and notes that reveal the full richness of Kingsley's exuberant story. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 black and white, plus 8 wood-engraved chapter initials. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSY; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199685455
- ISBN
- 9780199685455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563086519
- ISBN
- 9781563086519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.93
€ 36.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. John Newbery is celebrated as the first successful publisher of children's books, and the founder of modern children's literature. Three classic works published by Newbery (the authors unknown) are now available for a new generation of readers. Edited by M. O. Grenby, with an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading. Editor(s): Grenby, Matthew O. Series: Classics of Children's Literature. Num Pages: 280 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSY; FC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274274
- ISBN
- 9781137274274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Hardback. Riddles are threaded through The Hobbit, and are key to Tolkien's creative imagination. The Riddles of The Hobbit situates this novel and the rest of Tolkien's writing in the context of Old English riddling culture, and more modern day examples; it sets out to solve the many riddles of the novel in original and often surprising ways. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373632
- ISBN
- 9781137373632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.79
€ 37.79
Paperback. This book, now available in paperback, reappraises the place of children's literature, showing it to be a creative space where writers and illustrators try out new ideas about books, society, and narratives in an age of instant communication and multi-media. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230239371
- ISBN
- 9780230239371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.22
€ 123.22