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Bruce compellingly demonstrates how German pedagogues, authors of children's tales, and children themselves constructed a new 'childhood subjectivity.' This study will appeal to readers interested in the histories of childhood, education, and German middle-class identity, as well as anyone curious about the origins of classics like Grimm's fairy tales.--Anna Kuxhausen, author of From the Womb to the Body Politic: Raising the Nation in Enlightenment RussiaA new and valuable contribution to the growing literature on children's literacy and writing.--Andrea Immel, author of Childhood and Children's Books in Early Modern Europe, 1550-1800

Bruce compellingly demonstrates how German pedagogues, authors of children's tales, and children themselves constructed a new 'childhood subjectivity.' This study will appeal to readers interested in the histories of childhood, education, and German middle-class identity, as well as anyone curious about the origins of classics like Grimms' fairy tales.--Anna Kuxhausen, author of From the Womb to the Body Politic: Raising the Nation in Enlightenment Russia A new and valuable contribution to the growing literature on children's literacy and writing.--Andrea Immel, author of Childhood and Children's Books in Early Modern Europe, 1550-1800

Bruce compellingly demonstrates how German pedagogues, authors of children's tales, and children themselves constructed a new 'childhood subjectivity.' This study will appeal to readers interested in the histories of childhood, education, and German middle-class identity, as well as anyone curious about the origins of classics like Grimms' fairy tales.--Anna Kuxhausen, author of From the Womb to the Body Politic: Raising the Nation in Enlightenment Russia A new and valuable contribution to the growing literature on children's literacy and writing.--Andrea Immel, author of Childhood and Children's Books in Early Modern Europe, 1550-1800

Bruce compellingly demonstrates how German pedagogues, authors of children's tales, and children themselves constructed a new 'childhood subjectivity.' This study will appeal to readers interested in the histories of childhood, education, and German middle-class identity, as well as anyone curious about the origins of classics like Grimm's fairy tales. --Anna Kuxhausen, author of From the Womb to the Body Politic: Raising the Nation in Enlightenment Russia A new and valuable contribution to the growing literature on children's literacy and writing. --Andrea Immel, author of Childhood and Children's Books in Early Modern Europe, 1550-1800

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Emily C. Bruce is assistant professor of history at the University of Minnesota Morris.

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