Lust for Reading and Thirst for Knowledge: Fictive Letters in a Danish Children's Magazine of 1770

To study texts from this period using "poetic works" as a norm is therefore anachronistic; rather, one must look at the actual texts published for children, and include encyclopedias, religious texts, textbooks, and books on conduct in the corpus of texts for children. Readings of hitherto...

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Published in:The Lion and the unicorn (Brooklyn) 2009-04, Vol.33 (2), p.189-201
Main Author: Christensen, Nina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
18th century
Adults
Children & youth
Childrens literature
Editors
Historical text analysis
Letters
Moral education
Poetry
Reading
Religious literature
Textbooks
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Summary:To study texts from this period using "poetic works" as a norm is therefore anachronistic; rather, one must look at the actual texts published for children, and include encyclopedias, religious texts, textbooks, and books on conduct in the corpus of texts for children. Readings of hitherto neglected texts and genres from the eighteenth century, in this case fictive letters from children in Danish magazines, can and should lead to a more nuanced description of the image of children and of children's literature in the eighteenth century.
ISSN:0147-2593
1080-6563
1080-6563
DOI:10.1353/uni.0.0465