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  • Nordic Sagas as Children’s Literature
    Velma Bourgeois Richmond
    This book examines translations of Icelandic sagas and the Victorian and Edwardian children’s literature they inspired, some of which are canonical while others are forgotten. It covers authors like William Morris, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Thomas Gray, Walter Scott, H. Rider Haggard, W.H. Auden, John Greenleef Whittier and more. In lavish volumes and modest schoolbooks, B...
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    110,25 €

  • Don Quixote as Children’s Literature
    Velma Bourgeois Richmond
    Cervantes is regarded as the author of the first novel and the inventor of fiction. From its publication in 1605, Don Quixote--recently named the world’s best book by authors from 54 countries--has been widely translated and imitated. Among its less acknowledged imitations are stories in children’s literature. In context of English adaptation and critical response this boo...
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    80,67 €

  • The Faerie Queene as Children’s Literature
    Velma Bourgeois Richmond
    Edmund Spenser’s vast epic poem The Faerie Queene is the most challenging masterpiece in early modern literature and is praised as the work most representative of the Elizabethan age. In it he fused traditions of medieval romance and classical epic, his religious and political allegory creating a Protestant alternative to the Catholic romances rejected by humanists and Purit...
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    57,23 €

  • Shakespeare as Children’s Literature
    Velma Bourgeois Richmond
    Although William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language, he traditionally receives little notice in studies of children’s literature. However, there is a fascinating relationship between Shakespeare and children’s interests, and the Bard’s works have been successfully adapted for children’s use over several centuries. This book conti...
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    42,26 €

  • Chaucer as Children’s Literature
    Velma Bourgeois Richmond
    Although Geoffrey Chaucer is the major author for Middle English studies, he often receives little notice in studies of children’s literature. However, there is a fascinating relationship between Chaucer and children’s interests. This book examines in detail Chaucer stories retold for children--both the texts and the illustrations, which are excellent examples of the verba...
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    42,71 €