What exactly is a children"s book? How is children"s literature defined as a genre? A leading scholar presents close readings of six classic stories to answer these questions and offer a clear definition of children"s writing as a distinct literary form.
Perry Nodelman begins by considering the plots, themes, and structures of six works: "The Purple Jar", Alice in Wonderland, Dr. Doolittle, Henry Huggins, The Snowy Day, and Plain City - all written for young people of varying ages in different times and places - to identify shared characteristics. He points out markers in each work that allow the adult reader to understand it as a children"s story, shedding light on ingrained adult assumptions and revealing the ways in which adult knowledge and experience remain hidden in apparently simple and innocent texts.
Nodelman then engages a wide range of views of children"s literature from authors, literary critics, cultural theorists, and specialists in education and information sciences. Through this informed dialogue, Nodelman develops a comprehensive theory of children"s literature, exploring its commonalities and shared themes.
"The Hidden Adult" is a focused and sophisticated analysis of children"s literature and a major contribution to the theory and criticism of the genre. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Hidden Adult – Defining Childrens Literature (P Nodelman)