The Children's Republic of Science in the Antebellum Literature of Samuel Griswold Goodrich and Jacob Abbott
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4912945 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine Pandora (University of Oklahoma, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-98 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Osiris (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0369-7827 • E-ISSN: 1933-8287 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/605970 |
| PMID | 20027770 |
| OpenAlex | W1963869681 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
The antebellum years in the United States were marked by vigorous debates about national identity in which issues of hierarchy, authority, and democratic values came under intense scrutiny. During this period, a prime objective of indigenous authors writing for American children was educating the young so they would be ready to assume their republican responsibilities. The question of how depictions and discussions about nature and science were deployed toward this end is explored by examining key texts about nature and science from the era's two most prolific and popular children's authors--Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1793-1860) and Jacob Abbott (1803-79)--and highlighting assumptions within these works about what the proper relationship should be between the search for scientific knowledge and the larger polity
Aesthetics · Art · Democracy · Identity (music · Indigenous · National identity · Period (music · Political science · Politics · Polity · Scrutiny · Sociology · American Literature and Culture · American Literature and Humor Studies · History · Law · Themes in Literature Analysis
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |