Telling tales [electronic resource] : the impact of Germany on English children's books 1780-1918

• Tác giả: David Blamires
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1906924119
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 820.99282 English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon) literatures
• Thông tin xuất bản: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2009
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (xi, 459 pages) : , illustrations.
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 220731
• Chủ đề: 1. Children--Books and reading; 2. Children's books--History--Germany; 3. Children's books--History--Great Britain; 4. Children's literature, English--German influences; 5. Children's literature, English--History and criticism; 6. English literature--German influences

Includes bibliography (pages 441-447) and index.

Tóm tắt

"Germany has had a profound influence on English stories for children. The Brothers Grimm, The Swiss Family Robinson and Johanna Spyri's Heidi quickly became classics but, as David Blamires clearly articulates in this volume, many other works have been fundamental in the development of English children's stories during the 19th century and beyond. Telling Tales is the first comprehensive study of the impact of Germany on English children's books, covering the period from 1780 to the First World War. Beginning with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, moving through the classics and including many other collections of fairytales and legends, it covers a wealth of translated and adapted material."--Publisher's website.