The women who invented twentieth-century children's literature : only the best / Elizabeth West.
- 作者： West, Elizabeth.
- 其他題名：
- Children's literature and culture.
- 出版： New York, NY : Routledge 2023.
- 叢書名： Children's literature and culture
- 主題： Children's literature--20th century--History and criticism , Children's literature--Women authors--History and criticism , Children's literature--Publishing--History--20th century
- ISBN： 9781032308289 (pbk.) :: GBP39.99 、 9781032308272 (hbk.)
- 書目註：Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 系統號： 005301872 | 機讀編目格式
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摘要註
Publishing for children between 1930 and 1960 has been denigrated as a relatively fallow period for creativity and quality, certainly in comparison with the golden ages' of children's literature that preceded and succeeded it. This book questions this perception by using archival evidence to argue that the work of what was predominantly a female group of editors, illustrators, authors and librarians (collectively referred to as bookwomen) resulted in many titles which are still considered as classics' today. The bookwomen reframed ideas about how children's publishing should be approached and valued and, in doing so, laid the foundations for a subsequent generation of children's authors and publishers who were to achieve far greater prominence. The key to the success of the bookwomen was their willingness to experiment, the strength of their relationships and their comprehensive understanding of the book production process. By focusing on a selection of women working across all aspects of the book production process, this book demonstrates that, both individually and collectively, women capitalised on their position as other' to the existing male institutions.