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The French Revolution sparked an ideological debate which also brought Britain to the brink of revolution in the 1790s. Just as radicals wrote 'Jacobin' fiction, so the fear of rebellion prompted conservatives to respond with novels of their own; indeed, these soon outnumbered the Jacobin novels. This was the first survey of the full range of conservative novels produced in Britain during the 1790s and early 1800s. M. O. Grenby examines the strategies used by conservatives in their fiction, thus shedding new light on how the anti-Jacobin campaign was understood and organised in Britain. Chapters cover the representation of revolution and rebellion, the attack on the 'new philosophy' of radicals such as Godwin and Wollstonecraft, and the way in which hierarchy is defended in these novels. Grenby's book offers an insight into the society which produced and consumed anti-Jacobin novels, and presents a case for reexamining these neglected texts.
Conservatism in literature. --- Conservatism --- English fiction --- Jacobins in literature. --- Political fiction, English --- Romanticism --- History --- French influences. --- History and criticism. --- France --- Literature and the revolution. --- Foreign public opinion, British. --- Revolution, 1789-1799 --- Literature and the revolution --- 19th century --- History and criticism --- Political fiction [English ] --- French influences --- Great Britain --- 18th century --- Conservativism --- Neo-conservatism --- New Right --- Right (Political science) --- Political science --- Sociology --- Arts and Humanities --- Literature
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"Although approaching the subject from the point of view of the reader, this book is fundamentally about the origins of children's literature as a separate and secure branch of print culture, a development that took place in Britain over the course of the long eighteenth century. Deplorably little is known about precisely how and why this happened. The new commodity was the product of a number of interconnected factors. It was a development based on enterprising entrepreneurs, talented authors and illustrators, and technological innovations, but also shifting cultural constructions of childhood, demographic changes, and socio-economic transformations. Its consumers were absolutely central to its sudden take-off. Indeed, this book will be arguing that the very concept of children's literature was in large part the product of its purchasers and users"-- "Children's literature, as we know it today, first came into existence in Britain in the eighteenth century. This is the first major study to consider who the first users of this new product were, which titles they owned, how they acquired and used their books, and what they thought of them. Evidence of these things is scarce. But by drawing on a diverse array of sources, including inscriptions and marginalia, letters and diaries, inventories and parish records, and portraits and pedagogical treatises, and by pioneering exciting new methodologies, it has been possible to reconstruct both sociological profiles of consumers and the often touching experiences of individual children. Grenby's discoveries about the owners of children's books, and their use, abuse and perception of this new product, will be key to understanding how children's literature was able to become established as a distinct and flourishing element of print culture"--
Children's literature. Juvenile literature --- jeugdliteratuur --- anno 1700-1799 --- anno 1800-1899 --- Great Britain --- Children's literature --- Children --- 094:82-93 --- 820-93 --- 82-93 <41> --- 820-93 Engelse literatuur: kinderliteratuur; jeugdliteratuur --- Engelse literatuur: kinderliteratuur; jeugdliteratuur --- Juvenile literature --- Literature --- 094:82-93 Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Kinderliteratuur. Jeugdliteratuur --- Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Kinderliteratuur. Jeugdliteratuur --- Publishing --- History --- Books and reading --- Kinderliteratuur. Jeugdliteratuur
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Children --- Children's literature --- Books and reading --- History --- Books and reading. --- Publishing --- Publishing. --- 1700-1899. --- Great Britain.
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Some of the most innovative and spell-binding literature has been written for young people, but only recently has academic study embraced its range and complexity. This Companion offers a state-of-the-subject survey of English-language children's literature from the seventeenth century to the present. With discussions ranging from eighteenth-century moral tales to modern fantasies by J. K. Rowling and Philip Pullman, the Companion illuminates acknowledged classics and many more neglected works. Its unique structure means that equal consideration can be given to both texts and contexts. Some chapters analyse key themes and major genres, including humour, poetry, school stories, and picture books. Others explore the sociological dimensions of children's literature and the impact of publishing practices. Written by leading scholars from around the world, this Companion will be essential reading for all students and scholars of children's literature, offering original readings and new research that reflects the latest developments in the field.
Children's literature. Juvenile literature --- English literature --- Književnost --- Otroška književnost. --- Children's literature --- Littérature pour la jeunesse --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique. --- Literature --- jeugdliteratuur --- Children's literature, English --- 094:03 --- 820-93 --- 830-93 --- 830-93 Duitse literatuur: kinderliteratuur; jeugdliteratuur --- Duitse literatuur: kinderliteratuur; jeugdliteratuur --- 820-93 Engelse literatuur: kinderliteratuur; jeugdliteratuur --- Engelse literatuur: kinderliteratuur; jeugdliteratuur --- 094:03 Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Encyclopedieën. Naslagwerken--(Algemene) --- Oude en merkwaardige drukken. Kostbare en zeldzame boeken. Preciosa en rariora-:-Encyclopedieën. Naslagwerken--(Algemene) --- History and criticism. --- Littérature pour la jeunesse
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This is the first study to take a comprehensive look at transnational children’s literature in the period before 1900. The chapters examine what we mean by ‘children’s literature’ in this period, as well as what we mean by ‘transnational’ in the context of children’s culture. They investigate who transmitted children’s books across borders (authors, illustrators, translators, publishers, teachers, relatives, readers), through what networks the books were spread (commercial, religious, colonial, public, familial), and how the new local identities of imported texts were negotiated. They ask which kinds of books were the most mobile, and they consider what happens to texts when they migrate, as well as what effects transnational dissemination had on individual readers, and on societies and cultures more broadly. Geographically, the case studies gathered here range right across Europe, from Dublin to St Petersburg, then onto North America, India and China. They extend widely across the many genres and formats of children’s reading, from cheap print such as almanacs and ABCs to fairy tales and fables, children’s novels, textbooks, and beautifully illustrated gift-books.
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