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100 1 _aScudder, Horace Elisha,
_d1838-1902
245 1 0 _aChildhood in literature and art, with some observations on literature for children
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2025-02-13
508 _aAaron Adrignola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Childhood in Literature and Art" by Horace E. Scudder is a study that likely delves into the depiction of childhood across various literary and artistic traditions, written in the late 19th century. The book explores the evolution of childhood as a theme in literature and art, examining its significance from ancient texts to the modern era. Scudder aims to demonstrate how literature for children emerged alongside a growing recognition of childhood as a distinct and vital stage of life. The opening of the work sets the stage for this exploration by suggesting that the acknowledgment of childhood in literature has only been pronounced since the late 18th century. Scudder reflects on how earlier works often overlooked children as significant characters, focusing instead on adults and their experiences. He discusses the gradual shift in perspectives, noting the increasing representation of childhood in literature, especially prominent with poets like Wordsworth. The introduction promises to consider various epochs, from Greek and Roman literature to English and American texts, providing a historical framework to understand the evolving perceptions of childhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1894
653 _aChildren in art
653 _aChildren in literature
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/childhoodinliter00scud
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75367
999 _c116092
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