Description
This two-volume critical history of French children’s literature from 1600 to the present helps bring awareness of the range, quality, and importance of French children’s literature to a wider audience. The works of a number of French writers, notably La Fontaine, Charles Perrault, Jules Verne, and Saint-Exupéry were, and continue to be, widely translated and adapted, and have influenced the development of the genre in other countries.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments. Series Editor’s Forward. Introduction. 1. Old Friends and Children’s Books on the Move 2. The Novel of Domestic Realism, or the Family Novel 3. Hetzel, Jules Verne and the Adventure of Science 4. Signs of the Times 5. The Early Twentieth Century 6. The Role of Images 7. The Renaissance of the Imagination 8. A literature for Children. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography
