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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780199010882
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199010882
Author: Patricia Demers

This rich survey of children’s literature from the middle ages to the mid-nineteenth century features a remarkable variety of literary forms, including fairy tales, fables, letters, and poems. Drawing on an ever-growing body of scholarship, this anthology places each selection in the context of its era and helps students develop an appreciation of early children’s literature.

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Part One: Early Lessons at Home and School

1 Domestic Writing: Juvenilia and Mothers’ Advice

2 Writing of Clergymen and Schoolmasters

Part Two: Puritan ‘Hell-Fire’: Warnings and Warmth

Part Three: Lyrical Instruction: Christian Songs and Secular Fables

3 Holy Commotions in the Soul

4 Witty Instructions in the World

Part Four: Mother Goose and Chapbooks

5 Fairy Tales in English

6 Ballads and Folklore

Part Six: Rational Moralists

7 Tutors’ Lessons by Example: Dramatic, Useful Knowledge

8 The Perennial Fable

9 Children Giving and Receiving Instruction

Part Seven: Sunday School Moralists

10 Children Learning Eagerly

11 Lessons from Life

Part Eight: Harbingers of the Golden Age

12 Poetry for All Ages

13 Versified Delights and Re-tellings

14 The Charm of Narrative

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