| Juvenile Literature and British Society, 1850-1950: The Age of Adolescence Contributor(s): Ferrall, Charles (Author), Jackson, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415964768 ISBN-13: 9780415964760 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: In this study, Ferrall and Jackson argue that the Victorians created a concept of adolescence that lasted into the twentieth century and yet is strikingly at odds with post-Second World War notions of adolescence as a period of storm and stress. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Children's & Young Adult Literature |
| Dewey: 823.809 |
| LCCN: 2009019421 |
| Series: Children's Literature and Culture (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.99 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this study, Charles Ferrall and Anna Jackson argue that the Victorians created a concept of adolescence that lasted into the twentieth century and yet is strikingly at odds with post-Second World War notions of adolescence as a period of storm and stress. In the enormously popular juvenile literature of the period, primarily boys' and girls' own adventure and school stories, adolescence is acknowledged as a time of sexual awareness and yet also of a romantic idealism that is lost with marriage, a time when boys and girls acquire adult duties and responsibilities and yet have not had to assume the roles of breadwinner or household manager. The book reveals a concept of adolescence as significant as the Romantic cult of childhood that preceded it, which will be of interest to scholars of both children's literature and Victorian culture. |