Del 0 - Children's Literature and Culture

Picturebook between Fiction and Reality

Nyhet

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvSmiljana Narančić Kovač,Nikola Novaković,Smiljana Narančic Kovač,Nikola Novakovic,Smiljana Narancic Kovac

3 259 kr

Kommande

The book examines the multifaceted dimensions of the picturebook as a format and explains its specific ontological status between fiction and reality based on its semiotic structure which relies on two divided and interrelated discourses, verbal and visual. It addresses the roles of both narrative and non-narrative picturebooks as artistic and cultural artifacts. This edited volume delves into the interplay between fiction and reality, materiality, and the ideological and artistic layers embedded in picturebooks across different cultures and contexts. From nostalgic portrayals of book-objects to anthropomorphised geometric forms, and from metafictional techniques in Greek picturebooks to product placement in interwar Croatian children’s books, this collection surveys the diverse landscapes of picturebook studies. It also explores themes such as the ontological complexities of fictional and factual cities, the blending of realism and fantasy in picture dictionaries, and the dynamic intertextuality in contemporary picturebooks. Additionally, the volume highlights innovative narrative strategies, such as nested anthropomorphization and playful depiction of factual objects in fictional contexts, that deepen readers’ engagement with stories. By drawing on a range of interdisciplinary approaches, this book underscores how picturebooks reflect, challenge, and shape cultural narratives and ideologies through their problematization of the complex relationship between fiction and reality.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-07-31
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieChildren's Literature and Culture
Antal sidor200
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041230717

Tillhör följande kategorier

Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Barn- och ungdomslitteratur inom Skönlitteratur
Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Smiljana Narančić Kovač, Full Professor, recently retired from the Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb, Croatia, where she taught courses on children’s literature and was Head of the Centre for Research in Children’s Literature and Culture (2018–2023). She is the Editor-in-Chief of Libri & Liberi.Nikola Novaković is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zagreb, Croatia, where he teaches courses on English literature, children’s literature and picturebook theory. His fields of interest include humour in literature, especially children’s literature, picturebooks, comic books, and graphic novels.

Picturebooks Between Fiction and Reality: An IntroductionSmiljana Narančić Kovač and Nikola Novaković1 When Reality Steps In: The Ontological Status of Reality in Narrative Picturebooks Smiljana Narančić Kovač2 Books, Toys and Drawings as Portals to Fantastic Storyworlds in Greek Picturebooks: Metafiction at WorkChryssa Kouraki3 When Geometrical Forms Come Alive: Abstract Shapes as Characters in PicturebooksBettina Kümmerling-Meibauer4 Nested Anthropomorphisation in Anthony Browne’s Picturebook Willy the DreamerNikola Novaković and Ivana Domitrović5 Fictional Cities between Utopia and Dystopia. Architectural Imagination In Picturebooks by James Gurney, Jörg Müller, and Shaun TanJörg Meibauer6 Fictionalising the Book-Object in Nostalgic PicturebooksAngela Yannicopoulou7 Even Children Know This! Product Placement in Croatian Picturebooks between the Two World WarsIvana Milković and Sanja Lovrić Kralj8 The Definition of Magic: Between Fact and Fiction in Children’s Picture DictionariesSarah Hoem Iversen