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Parlevliet, Sanne – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2018
Historical fiction is a powerful way of transmitting national history to later generations. It emerged in the nineteenth century as a means of building identity and fostering solidarity. However, in the 1960s and 1970s, former representations of history were deconstructed. Instead of glorifying the nation, social evils were exposed. As a…
Descriptors: Educational History, Social Problems, Childrens Literature, History
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Parlevliet, Sanne; Dekker, Jeroen J. H. – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2013
One of the most popular Dutch educational enlightenment authors was Hieronymus van Alphen. His three volumes of "Little Poems for Children" published in 1778 and 1782 were extremely successful, both in the Netherlands and abroad. Inspired by the German poets Christian Felix Weisse and Gottlob Wilhelm Burmann, Van Alphen brought about an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poetry, Eighteenth Century Literature, Childrens Literature