scholarly journals Os "novos" contos de fadas: tradição e inovação em A Bela e a Adormecida, de Gaiman e Riddell

Author(s):  
Marta Passos Pinheiro ◽  
Sabrina Ramos Gomes

In this article, we investigate tradition and innovation in the work Beauty and the Sleeping by analyzing the construction of the narrative, considering the important role of graphic design and illustrations. In this way, we approach the collaborations between two important British authors: the writer Neil Gaiman and the illustrator ChrisRiddell. As a theoretical reference we give priority to studies on illustration and graphic design of children's books - Nikolajeva and Scott. Moraes, Linden and Ramos -, dialoguing with studies on fairy tales - Betelheim, Corso and Corso, Coelho and Propp. We could observe that even if it is not an illustrated book, according to the English conception of picturebook, the narrative is told not only by the written text, but also by illustrations and graphic design. The dialogue between writer and illustrator and the freedom he had to present his point of view were fundamental for the success of the work.

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Joosen

Compared to the attention that children's literature scholars have paid to the construction of childhood in children's literature and the role of adults as authors, mediators and readers of children's books, few researchers have made a systematic study of adults as characters in children's books. This article analyses the construction of adulthood in a selection of texts by the Dutch author and Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Guus Kuijer and connects them with Elisabeth Young-Bruehl's recent concept of ‘childism’ – a form of prejudice targeted against children. Whereas Kuijer published a severe critique of adulthood in Het geminachte kind [The despised child] (1980), in his literary works he explores a variety of positions that adults can take towards children, with varying degrees of childist features. Such a systematic and comparative analysis of the way grown-ups are characterised in children's texts helps to shed light on a didactic potential that materialises in different adult subject positions. After all, not only literary and artistic aspects of children's literature may be aimed at the adult reader (as well as the child), but also the didactic aspect of children's books can cross over between different age groups.


Author(s):  
Ann Curry

Interviews with Canadian children’s public librarians reveal that they believe fiction and non-fiction scatological content has an important place in library collections, that children have an intellectual freedom right to access this material, and that adults have many misconceptions about the role of library collections and the development of juvenile humour.Des entrevues auprès de bibliothécaires jeunesses au Canada révèlent qu’ils croient que le contenu scatologique dans les documents de fiction et de non-fiction a sa place dans les collections en bibliothèque, que les enfants ont un droit intellectuel d’accès à ce type de matériel et que les adultes ont de nombreuses fausses idées quant au rôle des collections en bibliothèque et au développement d’un sens de l’humour juvénile.


Author(s):  
Daria Kasianova

The article discusses the features and basic requirements for the design of children's books. For example, was selected to the book by Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland." The purpose of this work: an analysis of the features of decoration of children's books by the example of author's illustrations to the tale of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" in connection with the upcoming celebration of the 150 year anniversary of the publication of the book in 1865. To achieve this goal has been studied history of fairy tales. Attention is paid to the choice of a suitable translation into Russian. Because the book is based entirely on English puns and witticisms, folklore, linguistic and philological subtleties, it is hard to understand Russian readers, and even more so for children. The analysis of the existing analogue illustrations and prototypes of the main characters of fairy tales. Detailed history of the characters. Studied costumes of the characters of the 19th century, faithfully reproduce the historical era. Together illustrations adapted to the modern reader. The examples of stylized characters. Defined the main age group of readers for whom the book is intended. In this regard, consider age features and requirements for registration. Formed the basic concept of decoration. It is the desire to approach most closely to the original text, and not to deviate from the real prototype in the direction of the stereotypical characters, falsely taken as a model to follow. At the same time reflects the problem of conformity visuals and content of the book. As the techniques of performing multi-layered watercolor technique chosen.


2002 ◽  
Vol 103 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 267-272
Author(s):  
Michael Ryan

This article uses a narrative to describe the way in which one project, centred round the restoration of a collection of historic children’s books, developed into a much wider international project. It looks at the managerial issues and some of the technical issues concerned and draws a number of conclusions about how such projects can be developed. In particular it looks at the role of partnership, project management and the frequently under‐appreciated role of publicity and promotion. It examines the ways in which project partners need to agree criteria and methods of working, as well as the key role played by specialist staff and various supporting organisations.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-205
Author(s):  
Philip Gaydon ◽  
Phil Gaydon

An interview with Anne Fine with an introduction and aside on the role of children’s literature in our lives and development, and our adult perceptions of the suitability of childhood reading material.Since graduating from Warwick in 1968 with a BA in Politics and History, Anne Fine has written over fifty books for children and eight for adults, won the Carnegie Medal twice (for Goggle-Eyes in 1989 and Flour Babies in 1992), been a highly commended runner-up three times (for Bill’s New Frock in 1989, The Tulip Touch in 1996, and Up on Cloud Nine in 2002), been shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award (the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children’s books, 1998), undertaken the positon of Children’s Laureate (2001-2003), and been awarded an OBE for her services to literature (2003). Warwick presented Fine with an Honorary Doctorate in 2005.Philip Gaydon’s interview with Anne Fine was recorded as part of the ‘Voices of the University’ oral history project, co-ordinated by Warwick’s Institute of Advanced Study.


2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
S. Zhirenov ◽  

The article analyzes the linguistic features of ornithologisms in Kazakh tales from a linguistic and cognitive point of view. The role of ornithologisms in the Kazakh culture is studied through the text of fairy tales, and also reflects the characteristics of the bird world in the worldview of the ethnic group. An integral part of ethnic culture are fairy tales. The texts of these tales represent a linguistic unity that reflects the characteristics of the national mentality and its cognitive features. Fairy-tale texts describe the linguistic nature of the ancient genre, which reflects the worldview, ethical traditions and lifestyle, customs and psychology of the whole nation. Tales with ornithological features are given linguistic characteristics, and their cognitive value is considered in the linguistic aspect. The article discusses the role of birds from ancient times in the life of the Kazakh people and their interaction with nature. A large number of text materials based on the linguistic materials of Kazakh fairy tales are analyzed in detail.


Author(s):  
Svetlana A. Bekmurzaeva

The Role of children's libraries and children's literature in socialization of the growing generation of 1920th in Saratov and Astrakhan regions is given in this work. Basing on the analysis of a wide range of the sources, a lot of which have been introduced into the scientific usage for the first time, the major directions of libraries work are characterized, the forms and methods of their activities, the ways of distribution of children's books and the control for fulfillment of the party decisions are described. Features of functioning controllable model of the Soviet structure such as libraries being an important part of the system, called to execute mission of political enlightenment and youth education are researched.


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