American children's literature and the construction of childhood /

Murray, Gail Schmunk,

American children's literature and the construction of childhood / [print] Gail Schmunk Murray. - New York : Twayne Publishers ; (c)1998. London : Prentice Hall International, (c)1998. - xix, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Twayne's history of American childhood series . - Twayne's history of American childhood series. .



The sinful child: anglo-American colonial children's literature, 1690-1810 -- Virtues for the new republic, 1790-1850 -- Good girls, bad boys, 1850-1890 -- Middle-class child consumers, 1880-1920 -- Race, ethnicity, and region, 1850-1930 -- Idealized realism, 1920-1950 -- Child liberation, 1950-1990.



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Children's literature, American--History and criticism.
Children--United States--Books and reading.
Children in literature.

PS490.M982.A447 1998