The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood. Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Illustration(s): XIII, 266 p. Number of pages: 266 Publication date: 2012 Dimensions: 146 x 218 x 22 Cover type: Hardback Editor(s): A. Gavin