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This results in a fascinating range of perspectives on key topics in children’s literature and an introduction to such diverse concerns as literacy, ideology, stylistics, feminism, history and culture, and bibliotherapy. An extensive general bibliography is complemented by lists of further reading for every chapter and a glossary defines critical and technical terms, making the book accessible to those coming to the field or to a particular approach for the first time.  \nIn this second edition there are four entirely new chapters; contributors have revisited and revised or rewritten seven of the chapters to reflect new thinking, while the remaining three are classic essays, widely acknowledged to be definitive. The glossary, further reading lists and general bibliography have also been thoroughly updated.  \nUnderstanding Children’s Literature is an invaluable guide for students of literature or education and it will also inform and enrich the practice of teachers and librarians.  \nPeter Hunt is Professor Emeritus in Children’s Literature at Cardiff University.  \nUnderstanding  \nChildren’s Literature  \nSecond Edition  \nEdited by Peter Hunt  \nKey essays from the second edition of The International Companion Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature  \nFirst published 1999  \nby Routledge  \n2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge  \n270 Madison Ave . , New York, NY 10016 Reprinted 2003 (twice)  \nSecond edition first published 2005  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group  \n© 2005 Peter Hunt, selection, editorial matter, chapters 1, 14 and glossary  \n© 2005 Routledge all other matter  \nThis edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006.  \n“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go [to www.eBookstore.tandf. co.uk](to www.eBookstore.tandf. co.uk).”  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested  \nISBN 0-415-37547-9 (HBK)  \nISBN 0-415-37546-0 (PBK)  \nContents  \nNote on the second edition vii  \nContributors viii  \n1 Introduction: the expanding world of Children’s  \nLiterature Studies 1  \nPETER HUNT  \n2 Theorising and theories: how does children’s  \nliterature exist? 15  \nDAVID RUDD  \n3 Critical tradition and ideological positioning 30 CHARLES SARLAND  \n4 Space, history and culture: the setting of  \nchildren’s literature 50  \nTONY WATKINS  \n5 Analysing texts: linguistics and stylistics 73 JOHN STEPHENS  \n6 Readers, texts, contexts: reader-response criticism 86 MICHAEL BENTON  \n7 Reading the unconscious: psychoanalytical criticism 103 HAMIDA BOSMAJIAN  \n8 Feminism revisited 114 LISSA PAUL  \n9 Decoding the images: how picture books work 128 PERRY NODELMAN  \n10 Bibliography: the resources of children’s literature 140 MATTHEW GRENBY  \n11 Understanding reading and literacy 159 SALLY YATES  \n12 Intertextuality and the child reader 168 CHRISTINE WILKIE-STIBBS  \n13 Healing texts: bibliotherapy and psychology 180 HUGH CRAGO  \n14 What the authors tell us 190 PETER HUNT  \nGlossary 206  \nGene","cbCaitWIU6nyUd5B","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitWIU6nyUd5B","pdf",1050841,238,"English","# Contents\n## Note on the second edition\n## Contributors\n## 1 Introduction: the expanding world of Children’s Literature Studies\n## 2 Theorising and theories: how does children’s literature exist?\n## 3 Critical tradition and ideological positioning\n## 4 Space, history and culture: the setting of children’s literature\n## 5 Analysing texts: linguistics and stylistics\n## 6 Readers, texts, contexts: reader-response criticism\n## 7 Reading the unconscious: psychoanalytical criticism\n## 8 Feminism revisited\n## 9 Decoding the images: how picture books work\n## 10 Bibliography: the resources of children’s literature\n## 11 Understanding reading and literacy\n## 12 Intertextuality and the child reader\n## 13 Healing texts: bibliotherapy and psychology\n## 14 What the authors tell us\n## Glossary\n## General bibliography\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What does Understanding Children’s Literature cover in its chapters?\",\"answer\":\"It covers key critical approaches and theoretical questions, drawing on disciplines such as cultural and literary studies, education, and psychology. 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