Hunt, Peter (Leonard)
HUNT, Peter (Leonard)
HUNT, Peter (Leonard). British, b. 1945. Genres: Children's fiction, Literary criticism and history. Career: University of Wales, Cardiff, sr. lecturer, 1988-95, reader, 1995, professor of English, 1996-; Lecturer in English, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff, 1968-87; Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1977; Visiting Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1982; San Diego State University, adjunct professor, 1990; University of Wollongong, Australia, visting fellow, 1991. Publications: Children's Book Research in Britain, 1977, 1982; The Maps of Time, 1983; A Step Off the Path, 1985; Backtrack, 1986; Sue and the Honey Machine, 1989; Fay Cow and the Mystery of the Missing Milk, 1989; Going Up, 1989; Criticism, Theory and Children's Literature, 1991; Approaching Arthur Ransome, 1992; An Introduction to Children's Literature, 1994; The Wind in the Willows: A Fragmented Arcadia, 1994; Understanding Children's Literature, 1999. EDITOR: Further Approaches to Research in Children's Literature, 1982; Bevis, 1989; Critical Approaches to Children's Literature, 1989; Children's Literature, The Development of Criticism, 1990; Literature for Children, contemporary criticism, 1992; An Illustrated History of Children's Literature, 1995; International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, 1996. Address: W. Sundial Cottage, Downend, Horsley, Stroud, Glos. GL6 0PF, England.