Books, or the Delicious Desserts for Our Spirit. A Review of Publication by Anna Nosek “What to Give a Child for Christmas?” Studies on Reading Culture and Literary Criticism for Young Readers in the 19th Century, Universitas, Kraków 2021 Cover Image

Książki, czyli wety rozkoszne naszego ducha. Recenzja książki Anny Nosek „Co dać dziecku na gwiazdkę?”. Studia nad kulturą czytelniczą i krytyką literatury dla młodych odbiorców w XIX wieku, Universitas, Kraków 2021
Books, or the Delicious Desserts for Our Spirit. A Review of Publication by Anna Nosek “What to Give a Child for Christmas?” Studies on Reading Culture and Literary Criticism for Young Readers in the 19th Century, Universitas, Kraków 2021

Author(s): Katarzyna Badowska
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Book-Review
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: children’s literature; book – 19th century

Summary/Abstract: The review article concerns the publication by Anna Nosek “Co dać dziecku na gwiazdkę?” Studia nad kulturą czytelniczą i krytyką literatury dla młodych odbiorców w XIX wieku (“What to Give a Child for Christmas?” Studies on Reading Culture and Literary Criticism for Young Readers in the 19th Century). The article indicates that this publication is necessary, concise description of the place and role of the book, made by a researcher who has been analyzing literature for children and adolescents for many years. The author’s insight was appreciated, especially the fragments describing a model of a 19th-century “good book” for children. Critical comments concern, among others, the vagueness of the prase “for young readers” used by the researcher.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 201-209
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish