Henry James, Louisa May Alcott, and the child

• Authors: Williamson Beata

Title variants

PL

Henry James, Louisa May Alcott i dziecko

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Among Henry James’s early book reviews, there is only one dealing with literature for the young. James’s opinion on Louisa May Alcott’s Eight Cousins is negative, yet the review deals rather with the didactic outcome of the novel and not with its literary aspects. James’s review is especially intriguing as it shows his attitude to matters which are definitely not the concern of his subsequent fiction – his approach to the upbringing of children.

PL

Pośród recenzji literackich, które Henry James pisał w młodości, tylko jedna dotyczy literatury dziecięcej. James ostro krytykuje powieść Louisy May Alcott Eight Cousins, lecz jego negatywna opinia skierowana jest raczej na dydaktyczne aspekty książki, a nie jej literacką wartość. Recenzja Jamesa jest tym bardziej intrygująca, że zajmuje się sprawą wychowania dzieci – czyli tematem, który w późniejszych dziełach tego autora się nie pojawi.

Keywords

EN

Henry James; book reviews; Louisa May Alcott; children; children’s literature

PL

Henry James; recenzje literackie; Louisa May Alcott; dzieci; literatura dziecięca

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Gdański
• Journal: Beyond Philology: An International Journal of Linguistics, Literary Studies and English Language Teaching
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 14/3
• Pages: 113-129

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

Williamson Beata

• Uniwersytet Gdański

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Identifiers

ISSN

1732-1220

ISSN

2451-1498