Children's fantasy literature : an introduction /
Michael Levy, Farah Mendlesohn.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. How fantasy became children's literature; 2. Fairies, ghouls and goblins: the realms of Victorian fancy; 3. The American search for an American childhood; 4. British and Empire fantasy between the wars; 5. The changing landscape of post-war fantasy; 6. Folklore, fantasy and indigenous fantasy; 7. Middle-earth, medievalism and mythopoeic fantasy; 8. Harry Potter and children's fantasy since the 1990s; 9. Romancing the teen; Further reading.
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Children's literature--History and criticism. Fantastic, The, in literature. Fantasy fiction--History and criticism.