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Book SynopsisOffering a critical analysis of the Struwwelpeter stories, this title looks beyond the history of child rearing practices and children's literature. It considers the socio-historic context in which the book was written and makes comparisons to contemporary children's fare that is similarly violent, but intended to be humorous.
Trade ReviewDr. Chalou's book is an insightful and refreshing synthesis of the literature on the ever fascinating, though violent, 19th century children's cautionary tale, Struwwelpeter. Her in-depth analysis combined with comparisons to contemporary children's fare make for entertaining as well as scholarly reading.... -- Masha K. Rudman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dr. Chalou's book is an insightful and refreshing synthesis of the literature on the ever fascinating, though violent, 19th century children's cautionary tale, Struwwelpeter. Her in-depth analysis combined with comparisons to contemporary children's fare make for entertaining as well as scholarly reading. -- Masha K. Rudman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Childhood and Children's Literature Chapter 3 Violence as Entertainment Chapter 4 The Struwwelpeter Stories Chapter 5 Parodies, Spin-Offs, and Other Nineteenth Century Children's Stories Chapter 6 Contemporary Children's Literature and the Absence of Didacticism Chapter 7 Appendices
