French literature for children in the 19th and 20th century

Abstract

The present thesis aims at identifying and presenting the specificity of French literature for children in the 19th and 20th centuries, the authors, and the works that marked this period. In the introduction, we intend to trace and highlight the characteristic elements of French literature for children during the mentioned period as well as the formative and informative role of the texts we will refer to. The second part will bring into the limelight the characteristics of French literature for children in the 19th century, the topics it approached, the writers, and their representative works. The third part is reserved for the presentation of the defining elements of French literature for children in the 20th century, the authors, and some of the reference works. The conclusions show the importance of literature in shaping the child in relation to the society he/she is living in.