Argues that from the late eighteeneth century through the early twentieth, American literary and political texts used the figure of the child to represent U.S. national belonging.
Argues that from the late eighteeneth century through the early twentieth, American literary and political texts used the figure of the child to represent U.S. national belonging.
Argues that from the late eighteeneth century through the early twentieth, American literary and political texts used the figure of the child to represent U.S. national belonging.
The first comprehensive examination of the language of children in literature. Makes a significant and innovative contribution to literary research.
The first comprehensive examination of the language of children in literature. Makes a significant and innovative contribution to literary research.
"Childhood in Shakespeare's Plays challenges the notion that Shakespeare, like other Elizabethans, regarded children as small adults. It illustrates how the playwright's myriad references to childhood give an additional dimension to his adult characters. By providing the first d…
