18th Century literature

1. Literature 1
DEVELOPMENT
OF CHILDREN & ADOLESCENT
LITERATURE

2. Literature 1
18TH CENTURY
LITERATURE

3. EARLY 18TH CENTURY
By the mid-1700s, the publishing of
children's books began.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau propelled
didactic writing for children.

4. EARLY 18TH CENTURY
John Newberry - The Father of
Children's Literature. His books
reflected the children's characteristics
during the 18th century. He also wrote
“Little Pretty Pocket-Book” to teach
and entertain children.

5. EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Folktales were revived during the 18th
century.
The "Tales of Mother Goose" was
introduced which was written by
Charles Perrault of France in 1697 and
translated into English.

6. EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Fairytales became popular such as
the stories of "Sleeping Beauty,"
"Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood,"
and many other fairy tales that are
still popular today.

7. EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Mme. De Beaumont retold the popular
fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast."
Elizabeth Newberry in 1791 - She
published the following books: The
tales from the “Arabian Nights,”
"Aladdin and His Lamp" and "Sinbad
the Sailor.”

8. EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Hans Christian Anderson - He wrote
fairy tales "The Princess and the Pea,"
"The Little Mermaid", "The
Nightingale," "The Steadfast Soldiers,"
"Emperor's New Clothes," "The Red
Shoes," "The Snow Queen,"
"Thumbelina" and "The UglyDuckling."

9. EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The 18th century also marked the slow
change of the female gender
perception, and this was depicted in
their literature.

10. EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Women writers who surfaced were
M. Cooper and M. Boreman wrote
"The Christmas-Box", Jane Austin, and
many other female literary writers.

11. THE VICTORIAN AGE
The rise of modern fantasy.
1837 to 1901 were considered
the Golden Age of children's
literature.

12. THE VICTORIAN AGE
The bulk of literature for children
was attributed to the better
status of women and the
emergence of more talented
writers.
Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland"
broke the didactic ideas in
literature for children in 1865.

13. THE VICTORIAN AGE
In the middle and towards the
second half of the 19th century,
boys' stories dominate children's
literature.

14. THE VICTORIAN AGE
Louis Stevenson wrote "Treasure
Island,", Clemens "The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in
1876, and 1884 the "Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn."

15. THE VICTORIAN AGE
Women writers such as: Susan
Warner wrote "The Wide, Wide
World" in 1850.
Louisa May Alcott produced the
popular "Little Women" in 1868,
which depicted strong
characterization and moral value.

16. THE VICTORIAN AGE
Frank Baum produced "The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz,"
depicted the classic U.S. modern
fantasy for young readers,
in 1900.

17. THE EDWARDIAN ERA -
BETWEEN 1901 TO 1915
"a child is central to childhood."
Children's literature became more
subjective.

18. THE EDWARDIAN ERA -
BETWEEN 1901 TO 1915
Beatrix Potter's literary pieces are
following: The Tale of Peter
Rabbit" written in 1901, "The
Phoenix and the Carpet" in 1904,
"The Railway Children" in 1906.

19. THE EDWARDIAN ERA -
BETWEEN 1901 TO 1915
The story of "Peter Pan," which was
written by J.M. Barrie was a popular
piece during this period specified in
1904, and Kenneth Grahame's "A
Wind in the Willows" in 1908 made
a mark.

20. THE EDWARDIAN ERA -
BETWEEN 1901 TO 1915
Frances Hodgson Burnett's "A Little
Princess in 1905 and the "Secret
Garden in 1910, the satirical verse of
Hilaire Belloc was collected in the
"Cautionary Tales for Children" in
1907.

21. The 20th Century
The 20th century was
considered the era of
fantasy writing in children's
literature due to the
emergence of many fantasy
figures.

22. The 20th Century
This period was known for
the production of picture
storybooks, the
personification of toy
animals.

23. The 20th Century
Hugh Lofting produced "The
Story of Doctor Dolittle" in
1920, A.A. Milne wrote
"Winnie-the-Pooh" in 1926,
which personified toy animal
stories.

24. The 20th Century
Laura Ingalls also wrote
"Whose Little House in Big
Woods in 1932. Further, P. L.
Traver wrote "Mary
Poppins" in 1943.

25. The 20th Century
The popularity of series
books rose during the 20th
century such as "The Lion,
the Witch and the
Wardrobe" in 1950 by C.S.
Lewis.

26. The 20th Century
"The Hobbit" by J.R.R.
Tolkien, which became a
prequel to his work of art
"The Lord of the Rings"
which became a very
successful movie.

27. The 20th Century
Classic adventure "The
Charlotte Web" by E.B.
White, that featured a
definitive animal fantasy
was produced.

28. The 20th Century
The rise of new realism
occurred after World War II.
It opened a more liberal
approach to children's
literature.

29. The 20th Century
Roald Dahl, a British author,
produced "James and the
Giant Peach" in 1961. It was
followed by "Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory," "The
Witches," "Fantastic Mr.
Fox," and "Matilda.

30. The 20th Century
In 1970, Judy Blume
produced her novels "Are
You There God?",
"Margaret", "It's Me",
"Deannie," and "Blubber."

31. The 20th Century
The late 20th century, much
of the literature written for
children were adapted to
films.
Writers were more
experimental in creating
something new and fresh.

32. The 20th Century
The surge of children’s
literature with grew in
modern days. J.K Rowling’s
“Harry Potter” became
famous like Lois Lowrys’ “The
Giver,” Sachar’s “Holes,”
Philip Pullman’s “His Dark
Materials”.

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