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Author Knowles, Murray, 1948-

Title Language and control in children's literature / Murray Knowles and Kirsten Malmkjær.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-275) and index.
Contents Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Children's literature in England; Literature as a carrier of ideology: children's literature and control; Traditional juvenile fiction; Today's young reader; The fairytale; Fantasy fiction; Last thoughts; References; Index.
Summary In this important and timely study Murray Knowles and Kirstin Malmjkaer examine the work of some of our most popular children's writers, from this and the last century, in order to expose the persuasive power of literature.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Children's stories, English -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
Children's stories, English.
Social control in literature.
Social control in literature.
Discourse analysis, Literary.
Discourse analysis, Literary.
Children -- Books and reading.
Children -- Books and reading.
English language -- Rhetoric.
English language -- Rhetoric.
Speech acts (Linguistics)
Speech acts (Linguistics)
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Indexed Term Children's literature
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Subject Children.
Added Author Malmkjær, Kirsten.
Other Form: Print version: Knowles, Murray, 1948- Language and control in children's literature. London ; New York : Routledge, 1996 0415086248 (DLC) 95007336 (OCoLC)32091252
ISBN 0585447209 (electronic book)
9780585447209 (electronic book)
0203419758 (electronic book)
9780203419755 (electronic book)
9780415086240 (hardback)
0415086248 (hardback)
9780415086257 (paperback)
0415086256 (paperback)
0415086248 (Cloth)
0415086256 (Paper)