Catholicism and children's literature in France : the Comtesse de Ségur (1799-1874) /

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Author / Creator:	Heywood, Sophie.
Imprint:	Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, c2011.
Description:	220 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in modern French history Studies in modern French history.
Subject:	Ségur, Sophie, -- comtesse de, -- 1799-1874 -- Criticism and interpretation. Ségur, Sophie, -- comtesse de, -- 1799-1874. Catholic Church. Catholic Church. Children's literature -- Religious aspects. Children's literature -- Religious aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8964418

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ISBN:	9780719084669 0719084660
Notes:	Inlcudes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This is the first book-length history of the classic French children's author, the comtesse de Ségur. Virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, in France Ségur is a national icon and a cultural phenomenon. Generations of children have grown up reading her stories. This book combines a discussion of her life, her works, and their reception with a broader analysis of the cultural context of the mid-nineteenth century. It offers a unique insight into the political engagement of Catholic women through the medium of children's literature and education, and brings out new aspects of the history of publishing aimed at children, with particular reference to the market for books for girls.

Table of Contents:

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. Life stories
2. Nobles, saints, and delinquents: constructions of childhood in the collected works of Madame de Ségur
3. The tribulations of an author: writing, censorship, and the reading public under the Second Empire
4. The comtesse and the culture wars
5. Model girls and divine women: reading the comtesse de Ségur
Conclusion
Appendix I. The collected works of the comtesse de Ségur
Appendix II. Editions
Select bibliography
Index

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