Agents of reform?: Children's literature and philosophy

Philosophia

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-143

  McGavock, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C.S. Lewis; Childhood; Children's literature; Development; Harry Potter; J.K. Rowling; J.M. Barrie; Narnia; Peter Pan; Postmodernism; Rousseau; Theodical

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547805524     PISSN: 00483893     EISSN: 15749274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11406-007-9048-x     Document Type: Article

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