Children and Literature (Hardcover)  | Released: 2006

Publishing of books is a mark of growth of a particular society. The types and topics of books are a sure indicator of development of sensitivity in a given society. Books that sell ought to be brought out but books that express offstage concerns should also be given place. The present venture takes into consideration the twofold subject of childrens literature and children in literature. It is of interest to those who wish to explore the recesses from where the adult behaviour emanates. It presents many less verbalized realities of childhood, its beauty, joy as well as challenges. Many papers bring out thinking of a society that shapes children and their world. Some papers take into stock the popular trends in childrens literature. Overall the book Children and Literature is a tribute to the truly inspiring phenomenon of childhood.Table of Contents: 1. Childhood Experience in Rishi-Basavaraj Naikar; 2. Adolescence in Tsitsi Dangarembgas Nervous Conditions-Mary Conde; 3. From Infancy to Adulthood: Gandhis Missed Childhood-Shubha Tiwari; 4. Revisiting Childhood in Swami and Friends-B. Parvathi; 5. Adolescent Sensibility in Mahasweta Devis Short Fictional Narrative Bayen-Madhu Singh; 6. Depiction of Childhood in the Autobiographies of Indian Women Writers-Alka Saxena; 7. The Girl Child in Indian Novels in English-Sharada Iyer; 8. The Theme of Pre-Adolescence in Modern English FictionA Birds View-Purnima Mehta; 9. The Panchatantra and Aesops Fables in the Readers Mind-Sadhana Agrawal; 10. An Analysis of the Relationship between Children and Adults in Three Indian English Novels-Marina Goglio; 11. Harry Potter and the Magic of Growing up through Fiction-Esterino Adami; 12. Bunty and the Loss of Garden-Shubha Dwivedi; 13. Vision of Childhood in the Poetry of Robert Frost-Awadhesh K. Mishra; 14. Children and Associated Problems-Neha Nigam; 15. A Comparison of the Childhood of Mahatma Gandhi and Adolf Hitler-Kiran Shukla; Contributors