Chaucer as Children's Literature

Chaucer as Children's Literature
Author: Velma Bourgeois Richmond
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2015-01-24
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 078648151X

Although Geoffrey Chaucer is the major author for Middle English studies, he often receives little notice in studies of children's literature. However, there is a fascinating relationship between Chaucer and children's interests. This book examines in detail Chaucer stories retold for children--both the texts and the illustrations, which are excellent examples of the verbal and visual storytelling that are very important in children's literature. The popularity of certain Chaucer stories, their adjustment for children, and the historical, political, educational, and social contexts of the retellings reveal Victorian and Edwardian attitudes. The author also considers how retellings of Chaucer stories contributed to the traditional view of Chaucer as the Father of English and how this view of him was developed at the turn of the twentieth century as part of an expansion of general education and English studies.

Shakespeare in Children's Literature

Shakespeare in Children's Literature
Author: Erica Hateley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2010-12-21
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0415888883

Shakespeare in Children's Literature looks at the genre of Shakespeare-for-children, considering both adaptations of his plays and children's novels in which he appears as a character. Drawing on feminist theory and sociology, Hateley demonstrates how Shakespeare for children utilizes the ongoing cultural capital of "Shakespeare," and the pedagogical aspects of children's literature, to perpetuate anachronistic forms of identity and authority.

Shakespeare Stories

Shakespeare Stories
Author: Leon Garfield
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1985
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780395861400

By skillfully weaving his own prose with Shakespeare's language, Leon Garfield has refashioned twelve of the Elizabethan playwright's most memorable dramas into stories, capturing all the richness of the characters, plot, mood, and setting. This format will delight both those who know the great dramatist's works and those who are new to them. Michael Foreman's dramatic color illustrations and varied black-and-white line drawings are the perfect complement to this celebration of Shakespeare's genius.

How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare

How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare
Author: Ken Ludwig
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2013
Genre:
ISBN: 0307951499

Outlines an engaging way to instill an understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's classic works in children, outlining a family-friendly method that incorporates the history of Shakespearean theater and society.

The Children's Shakespeare

The Children's Shakespeare
Author: Edith Nesbit
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1900
Genre: Children
ISBN:

Adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, written especially for children.

Shakespeare Stories

Shakespeare Stories
Author: Andrew Matthews
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2014
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781408333815

This series offers an excellent introduction to Shakespeare for younger readers. The tales have been retold using accessible language and each of the eight plays is vividly brought to life for a whole new audience.

Shakespeare for Kids

Shakespeare for Kids
Author: Colleen Aagesen
Publisher: For Kids
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781556523472

Presents the life and works of Shakespeare. Includes activities to introduce Elizabethan times, including making costumes, making and using a quill pen, and binding a book by hand.

Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers

Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers
Author: E. Nesbit
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2012-03-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0486114007

Twelve of the Bard's most famous plays, delightfully adapted for young readers: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, As You Like It, and eight others.