Regendering the school story vs The poetics of childhood: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Children's literature, Books and Reading, Children, History and criticism
Regendering the school story
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In 18th through 20th-century British and American literature, school stories always play out the power relationships between adult and child. They also play out gender relationships, especially when females are…
The poetics of childhood
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The Poetics of Childhood investigates the sensibility of childhood and the ways writers try to recapture it. It explores the earliest conceptions of innocence and the development of literature about children through…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The poetics of childhood has the widest readership — 6 ratings behind its score.
- The poetics of childhood reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 46 times.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Regendering the school story | The poetics of childhood | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (3) | 3.5 (6) |
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Reception
| Regendering the school story | The poetics of childhood | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3 | 6 |
| Editions | 11 | 14 |
| Citations | 3 | 46 |
| Want to read | 18 | 14 |
| Pages | 297 | 296 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Regendering the school story or The poetics of childhood?
Regendering the school story has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Regendering the school story 3.8/5, The poetics of childhood 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Regendering the school story or The poetics of childhood?
The poetics of childhood is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The poetics of childhood (296 pages, ≈ 5 h 29 m); Regendering the school story (297 pages, ≈ 5 h 30 m).
Which is harder to read: Regendering the school story or The poetics of childhood?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Regendering the school story: Moderate; The poetics of childhood: Moderate.