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La Magia De Los Libros Infantiles (2009)

by Seth Lerer(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Crítica

review 1: Full disclosure: I only really read the introduction and skimmed the rest of this book for a class. That said, Lerer takes a somewhat different approach to the study of children's literature that most standard children's lit. texts. His is not simply list after list of the best children's literature on offer but a critical analysis of the subject throughout history. He examines not only books written for children but anything read by children throughout history. Lerer also undertakes to examine many of the works critically, looking at themes, signs, and symbolism, and how the meaning of the works have changed overtime. My first impression is that this is not the go to book for a quick recommendation in a particular genre (not exactly desk reference material) but if one has... more the time or interest to explore children's literature on a deeper level and gain a greater understanding of its history and themes, this work might prove valuable.
review 2: Did I finish this? No, I didn't even come close. After 6 weeks with this I barely got past ancient Greece/Rome. It was nice how Lerer included orally dictated stories as well as written, but I was bored out of my mind. He would continue to revisit points he clearly made earlier as if he hadn't said them at all, then reference obscure stories (to those, like myself, unfamiliar with various legends and stories from any given era and area) as if they were as common as Biblical stories. It made for a slow read, even with skimming. It was also clear that he had little to no respect for more recent Children's Literature. I would love to say that I'll come back to this, but I most likely will not. I picked this up for the sheer fun of expanding my understanding of the cultural and historical impact of Children's Literature, and this was far from fun. less

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