Seedlings: English Children's Reading & Writers in South Africa - Softcover

Jenkins, Elwyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1868886522 ISBN 13: 9781868886524

Publisher: Unisa Press, 2012

Synopsis

Elwyn Jenkins's three previous books about South African children's literature have established him as an authority in the field. Seedlings is a collection of his essays from journals and magazines on South African topics not covered in his previous books, and it includes a new study of children's verse of the first half of the 20th century. The chapters include broad-ranging discussions of familiar and obscure books and writers, both past and present, placing them in national and international context. The book also provides new insights into the cultural history of English-speaking, white South Africans. Two innovative chapters examine published collections of writing by young people, from the apartheid era through to the present, ending with the testimonies of young refugees. The book concludes with two chapters on researching South African children's literature.

About this title

About the Author:

Elwyn Jenkins is a retired Pretoria professor who specialises in South African children's literature and has served on official SA place naming bodies. His three previous books about South African children's literature in English have established him as an authority in the field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Unisa Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1868886522
• ISBN 13: 9781868886524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246