Cultures of Childhood: Literary and Historical Studies in Memory of Julia Briggs (Angles on the English-Speaking World, Vol. 8)

Volume 8 of the series Angles on the English-Speaking World takes the form of a tribute to Julia Briggs (1943-2007), a renowned scholar of children's literature and women's writing. The essays revolve around the themes of literature for children and the literary representation of childhood. The festschrift offers extensive coverage of the topic and contains nine scholarly articles by teachers in English studies at the universities of Lund and Copenhagen. The topics range from the novels of Henry Fielding and the poems of William Blake to Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories and contemporary children's literature. Also included are essays on children in the works Jane Austen, the Bronts, and George Eliot.