Juvenile Literature and British Society, 1850-1950 : The Age of Adolescence PDF
by Charles (Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington, N Ferrall
Part of the Children's Literature and Culture (Hardcover) series
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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.
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- Pages:illustrations
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:23/11/2009
- ISBN:9780203866108
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:illustrations
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:23/11/2009
- ISBN:9780203866108