- Hardcover: 123 pages
- Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (5 July 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0826448771
- ISBN-13: 978-0826448774
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.5 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,353,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This text analyzes the fictional portrayal of the child in the family. It examines the literary representation of the modern family in its different forms and includes critiques of the work of Morris Gleitzman, Jacqueline Wilson and Anne Fine.
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This book is fundamentally about family and how fiction portrays them. It covers the history of conflicting theories of 'The Romantics' that children are innocent but "...easily corrupted by the unwise actions of parents and educators" against the more religious theory that children are born in 'original sin' and need their will breaking into submission. It then discusses the most influential books of the past right through to the present.
The sociological aspect is interesting; from traditional middle class familes such as The Marchs in Louise May Alcot's 'Little Women' in 1868 to fragmented and more diverse arrangements that were appearing more and more from the 1960's. Social changes are often reflected in fiction and the authors discuss abandonment and books that weren't just about middle class children but introduced working class families ('The Family From One End Street') and a fear of the welfare state (children coping rather then being taken into care) in 'Gumble's Yard' (1961). Although mainly British fiction, Tucker and Gamble include Australian fiction by Morris Gleitzman and the aforementioned American author Louise May Alcot.
Very much a study of how families have changed both in society and fiction, and a look at the relationships between family members.
A useful and interesting read for anyone interested in children's fiction as well as students of the subject.
The sociological aspect is interesting; from traditional middle class familes such as The Marchs in Louise May Alcot's 'Little Women' in 1868 to fragmented and more diverse arrangements that were appearing more and more from the 1960's. Social changes are often reflected in fiction and the authors discuss abandonment and books that weren't just about middle class children but introduced working class families ('The Family From One End Street') and a fear of the welfare state (children coping rather then being taken into care) in 'Gumble's Yard' (1961). Although mainly British fiction, Tucker and Gamble include Australian fiction by Morris Gleitzman and the aforementioned American author Louise May Alcot.
Very much a study of how families have changed both in society and fiction, and a look at the relationships between family members.
A useful and interesting read for anyone interested in children's fiction as well as students of the subject.
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From the Romanticism of the seventeen and eighteen hundreds through to the realism of modern day fiction by authors such as Jacq
28 Aug 2011
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This book is fundamentally about family and how fiction portrays them. It covers the history of conflicting theories of 'The Romantics' that children are innocent but "...easily corrupted by the unwise actions of parents and educators" against the more religious theory that children are born in 'original sin' and need their will breaking into submission. It then discusses the most influential books of the past right through to the present.
The sociological aspect is interesting; from traditional middle class familes such as The Marchs in Louise May Alcot's 'Little Women' in 1868 to fragmented and more diverse arrangements that were appearing more and more from the 1960's. Social changes are often reflected in fiction and the authors discuss abandonment and books that weren't just about middle class children but introduced working class families ('The Family From One End Street') and a fear of the welfare state (children coping rather then being taken into care) in 'Gumble's Yard' (1961). Although mainly British fiction, Tucker and Gamble include Australian fiction by Morris Gleitzman and the aforementioned American author Louise May Alcot.
Very much a study of how families have changed both in society and fiction, and a look at the relationships between family members.
A useful and interesting read for anyone interested in children's fiction as well as students of the subject.
The sociological aspect is interesting; from traditional middle class familes such as The Marchs in Louise May Alcot's 'Little Women' in 1868 to fragmented and more diverse arrangements that were appearing more and more from the 1960's. Social changes are often reflected in fiction and the authors discuss abandonment and books that weren't just about middle class children but introduced working class families ('The Family From One End Street') and a fear of the welfare state (children coping rather then being taken into care) in 'Gumble's Yard' (1961). Although mainly British fiction, Tucker and Gamble include Australian fiction by Morris Gleitzman and the aforementioned American author Louise May Alcot.
Very much a study of how families have changed both in society and fiction, and a look at the relationships between family members.
A useful and interesting read for anyone interested in children's fiction as well as students of the subject.
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