Language and Control in Children's Literature

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
Cover of the book Language and Control in Children's Literature by Murray Knowles, Kirsten Malmkjaer, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Murray Knowles, Kirsten Malmkjaer ISBN: 9781134884346
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 1, 2002
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Murray Knowles, Kirsten Malmkjaer
ISBN: 9781134884346
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 1, 2002
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This study examines the work of children's writers from the 19th and 20th centuries in order to expose the persuasive power of language. Looking at the work of 19th century English writers of juvenile fiction, Knowles and Malmkjaer expose the colonial and class assumptions on which the books were predicated. In the modern teen novel and the work of Roald Dahl the authors find contemporary attempts to control children within socially established frameworks. Other authors discussed include, Oscar Wilde, E. Nesbit, Lewis Carroll and C.S. Lewis.

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This study examines the work of children's writers from the 19th and 20th centuries in order to expose the persuasive power of language. Looking at the work of 19th century English writers of juvenile fiction, Knowles and Malmkjaer expose the colonial and class assumptions on which the books were predicated. In the modern teen novel and the work of Roald Dahl the authors find contemporary attempts to control children within socially established frameworks. Other authors discussed include, Oscar Wilde, E. Nesbit, Lewis Carroll and C.S. Lewis.

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