Traces the changes and developments in children's poetry from the late 17th century to the late 20th century. The text makes reference to different genres within poetry, changing constructions of childhood, the role of women in developing children's poetry and the influence of anthologists.
Author(s): Morag Styles
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 304
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Introduction: From the 'garden' of childhood to real life on the street in 300 years of poetry for children......Page 16
1 Devotions and Didacticism: Religious verse for children......Page 32
2 Romantic Visions: The influence of Romanticism on children's verse......Page 62
3 'Sweet Flowers I Bring': Nineteenth-century nature poetry for children......Page 95
4 Old Mother Hubbard: And other nursery rhymes, old and new......Page 113
5 The Capacity to Amuse: The history of humour in poetry for children......Page 138
6 Jumblies and Jabberwockies: The nonsense verse of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear......Page 165
7 'Of the Spontaneous Kind'?: Christina Rossetti's Sing-Song and its precursors......Page 182
8 'The Best of Plays' – A Child's Garden of Verses: The poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson......Page 201
9 'From the Best Poets'?: How the canon of poetry for children is constructed......Page 217
10 Song and Story: Narrative and lyric verse for children......Page 228
11 The Travellers: Poetry for children in the first half of the twentieth century......Page 254
12 'What is the Truth?': The poetry of Charles Causeley and Ted Hughes......Page 278
13 The Street and Other Landmarks: In defence of 'urchin verse'......Page 293
14 Epilogue: Caribbean poetry in the late twentieth century......Page 313
C......Page 326
I......Page 327
P......Page 328
Y......Page 329
B......Page 330
F......Page 331
K......Page 332
N......Page 333
S......Page 334
Z......Page 335
