American Children Through Their Books, 1700-1835 / / Monica Kiefer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Kiefer, Monica,
• TeilnehmendeR: Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [1948]; ©1948
• Year of Publication: 1948
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (260 p.) :; 11 illus.

The status of American children at the beginning of the eighteenth century was so insignificant that writers apologized for wasting their talents on the subject and physicians seldom condescended to prescribe for them. the Changing attitude toward the child since then, however, can be classed as one of the great revolutions of history. In this volume Monica Kiefer traces the development of various phases of child life, including religion, manners and morals, education, health and recreation, through an analysis of children's books from 1700 to 1835, which year marked the beginning of a trend fostering a view of life more benign and worldly than the previous era of extreme pietism.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Mental Pabulum of Godly Children -- War with the Devil -- The Art of Decent Behaviour -- Learning of Diverse Sorts -- Young Victims of Kitchen Physick -- Snares of the Old Deluder -- Summary -- Bibliography -- Index