'Gypsies' in Nineteenth-Century Children’s Books

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'Gypsies' in Nineteenth-Century Children’s Books is written by Jean Kommers and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004522824 (ISBN 10) and 9789004522824 (ISBN 13).

This literary analysis of the representation of ‘Gypsies’ in juvenile literature is unique in its comparative scope, as well as in the special attention to rare pre-1850 narratives, the period in which juvenile literature developed as a specific genre. Most studies on the subject are about one national literary tradition or confined to a limited period. In this study Dutch, English, French and German texts are analysed and discussed with reference to main academic publications on the subject. Emphasis is on the rich variation in narrative presentations, rather than on an inventory of images or prejudices. An important topic is the fundamental difference between early English and German narratives. Important because of the wide dissemination of German stories.