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Heaven upon earth : the form of moral and religious children's literature to 1850
- Title
- Heaven upon earth : the form of moral and religious children's literature to 1850 / Patricia Demers.
- Author
- Demers, Patricia, 1946-
- Publication
- Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PR990 .D46 1993 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 179 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subject
- Children's literature, English > History and criticism
- Religious literature, English > History and criticism
- Didactic literature, English > History and criticism
- Children > Books and reading > History. > Great Britain
- Children's literature > Moral and ethical aspects
- Children's literature > Religious aspects
- Ethics in literature
- Literary form
- Children > Books and reading
- Children's literature, English
- Didactic literature, English
- Religious literature, English
- Kinderliteratur
- Sittliche Erziehung
- Religiöse Kinderliteratur
- Jeugdliteratuur
- Godsdienstige opvoeding
- Moralisme
- Didactisch proza
- Geschichte 1570-1850
- Great Britain
- Englisch
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-173) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Humble Instruments or Blights and Blasts? -- 2. Heaven upon Earth -- 3. Generations for the Lord -- 4. The Catechism: "Whatsoever a Christian Ought to Know" -- 5. The Alphabet: Moral Primer -- 6. Poetry: "The Tutor of the Soul" -- 7. Emblems and Allegories: Silent Parables and Speaking Pictures -- 8. Stories and Novels: Precept via Example -- 9. Drama: Biblical Vignettes and Moral Interludes -- 10. The Fading of Heavenly Splendor?
- ISBN
- 0870497863
- 9780870497865
- LCCN
- 92030408
- OCLC
- ocm26673400
- 26673400
- SCSB-1988924
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library