Alice to the Lighthouse : Children’s Books and Radical Experiments in Art

Alice to the Lighthouse is the first and only full-length study of the relation between children's literature and writing for adults. Lewis Carroll's Alice books created a revolution in writing for and about children which had repercussions not only for subsequent children's writers - such as Stevenson, Kipling, Nesbit, Frances Hodgson Burnett and Mark Twain - but for Virginia Woolf and her generation. Virginia Woolf's celebration of writing as play rather than preaching is the twin of the Post-Impressionist art championed by Roger Fry. Dusinberre connects books for children in the late nineteenth century with developments in education and psychology, all of which feed into the modernism of the early twentieth century. Alice To The Lighthouse Is The First And Only Full-length Study Of The Relation Between Children's Literature And Writing For Adults. Lewis Carroll's Alice Books Created A Revolution In Writing For And About Children Which Had Repercussions Not Only For Subsequent Children's Writers - Stevenson, Kipling, Nesbit, Frances Hodgson Burnett And Mark Twain - But For Virginia Woolf And Her Generation. Virginia Woolf's Celebration Of Writing As Play Rather Than Preaching Is The Twin Of The Post-impressionist Art Championed By Roger Fry. Dusinberre Connects Books For Children In The Late Nineteenth Century With Developments In Education And Psychology, All Of Which Feed Into The Modernism Of The Early Twentieth Century.--book Jacket. Juliet Dusinberre. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 324-335) And Index.

Alice to the Lighthouse is the first and only full-length study of the relation between children's literature and writing for adults.

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Studies the relation between children's literature and writing for adults, connecting books for children in the late 19th century with developments in education and psychology which fed into the modernism of the early 20th century. Begins from the pivotal point of Lewis Carroll's , which had repercussions for subsequent children's author's such as Kipling and Nesbitt, and for Virginia Woolf and her generation, then links the ways in which society views children to the books it produces for them to read. First published in 1987. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

Alice to the Lighthouse is the first and only full-length study of the relation between children's literature and writing for adults. Lewis Carroll's Alice books created a revolution in writing for and about children which had repercussions not only for subsequent children's writers - Stevenson, Kipling, Nesbit, Frances Hodgson Burnett and Mark Twain - but for Virginia Woolf and her generation. Virginia Woolf's celebration of writing as play rather than preaching is the twin of the Post-Impressionist art championed by Roger Fry. Juliet Dusinberre connects books for children in the late nineteenth century with developments in education and psychology, all of which feed into the modernism of the early 20th century. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Children’s Books, Childhood and Modernism....Pages 1-40 The Voice of the Author....Pages 41-68 Virginia Woolf and the Irreverent Generation....Pages 69-110 Death....Pages 111-150 The Medium of Art....Pages 151-186 Making Space for a Child....Pages 187-219 The Literary and the Literal....Pages 220-278 Back Matter....Pages 279-352