The International Companion Encyclopedia offers comprehensive and international coverage of children's literature from many perspectives. Substantial essays by a large number of the world's experts cover a range of genres, critical and theoretical approaches, historical and institutional contexts, readerships and national traditions. The Companion encourages a number of critical approaches, ensuring that every facet of a complex and growing subject is treated critically and in depth.
Structure The Companion is divided into five sections: 1 Theory and Critical Approaches - including politics, ideology, psychoanalytical criticism, linguistics and feminism 2 Types and Genres - including folk tales, animal stories, religious writing, fantasy, science-fiction, adventure stories, poetry, drama, comics, picture books, historical fiction and school stories 3 The Context of Children's Literature - including publishing, journals, libraries, prizes, media, design, translation and censorship 4 Applications of Children's Literature - such as teaching, literacy, librarianship, courses, therapy, teenagers and the handicapped 5 The World of Children's Literature - essays on individual countries and areas Each section contains essays of approximately 5,000 words, followed by references and suggestions for further reading. The volume is fully indexed. Over the last twenty years children's literature has become a flourishing area of study in universities and colleges, not only in departments of education and librarianship, but also in departments of English literature.
Increasing numbers of courses are being established, and many universities award higher degrees in the subject. The International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature is unique in the breadth of its scope. In a growing market, with increasing emphasis on critical and scholarly work, no library or academic institution with an interest in the field can afford to be without this unparalleled resource. Julinda Abu Nasr, Lebanese American University, Beirut; Gillian Adams, University of Texas, Austin; Marian Allsobrook; Vassilis D. Anagnostopulos; Gillian Avery,
Structure The Companion is divided into five sections: 1 Theory and Critical Approaches - including politics, ideology, psychoanalytical criticism, linguistics and feminism 2 Types and Genres - including folk tales, animal stories, religious writing, fantasy, science-fiction, adventure stories, poetry, drama, comics, picture books, historical fiction and school stories 3 The Context of Children's Literature - including publishing, journals, libraries, prizes, media, design, translation and censorship 4 Applications of Children's Literature - such as teaching, literacy, librarianship, courses, therapy, teenagers and the handicapped 5 The World of Children's Literature - essays on individual countries and areas Each section contains essays of approximately 5,000 words, followed by references and suggestions for further reading. The volume is fully indexed. Over the last twenty years children's literature has become a flourishing area of study in universities and colleges, not only in departments of education and librarianship, but also in departments of English literature.
Increasing numbers of courses are being established, and many universities award higher degrees in the subject. The International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature is unique in the breadth of its scope. In a growing market, with increasing emphasis on critical and scholarly work, no library or academic institution with an interest in the field can afford to be without this unparalleled resource. Julinda Abu Nasr, Lebanese American University, Beirut; Gillian Adams, University of Texas, Austin; Marian Allsobrook; Vassilis D. Anagnostopulos; Gillian Avery,
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