nam a22 c 4500 clcc.5/998012385 nljbp 250625033916.7 cr ||||||||||| 250312s2015 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2015020275 9789027268389 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp PN1009.A1 809/.89282 23 DSB bicssc LIT009000 bisacsh Children's Literature and the Avant-Garde Edited by Elina Druker and Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 ©2015 1 online resource (xii, 295 pp. ) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Children’s Literature, Culture, and Cognition 2212-9006 5 Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Table of figures -- Introduction / Elina Druker and Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer -- Chapter 1. John Ruskin and the mutual influences of children’s literature and the avant-garde / Marilynn S. Olson -- Chapter 2. Einar Nerman – From the picturebook page to the avant-garde stage / Elina Druker -- Chapter 3. Sándor Bortnyik and an interwar Hungarian children’s book / Samuel Albert -- Chapter 4. The forgotten history of avant-garde publishing for children in early twentieth-century Britain / Kimberley Reynolds -- Chapter 5. The square as regal infant / Sara Pankenier Weld -- Chapter 6. The 1929 Amsterdam exhibition of early Soviet children’s picturebooks / Serge-Aljosja Stommels and Albert Lemmens -- Chapter 7. Rupture. Ideological, aesthetic, and educational transformations in Danish picturebooks around 1933 / Nina Christensen -- Chapter 8. Mirror images / Evgeny Steiner -- Chapter 9. Manifestations of the avant-garde and its legacy in French children’s literature / Sandra L. Beckett -- Chapter 10. Just what is it that makes Pop Art picturebooks so different, so appealing? / Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer -- Chapter 11. Surrealism for children / Philip Nel -- About the editors and contributors Children’s Literature and the Avant-Garde is the first study that investigates the intricate influence of the avant-garde movements on children’s literature in different countries from the beginning of the 20th century until the present. Examining a wide range of children’s books from Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the USA, the individual chapters explore the historical as well as the cultural and political aspects that determine the exceptional character of avant-garde children’s books. Drawing on studies in children’s literature research, art history, and cultural studies, this volume provides comprehensive insights into the close relationships between avant-garde children’s literature, images of childhood, and contemporary ideas of education. Addressing topics such as the impact of exhibitions, the significance of the Bauhaus, and the influence of poster art and graphic design, the book illustrates the broad range of issues associated with avant-garde children’s books. More than 60 full-color illustrations demonstrate the impressive variety of design in avant-garde picturebooks and children’s books. Winner of the Edited Book Award 2017 of The Children's Literature Association. Winner of the Edited Book Award 2017 of the International Research Society for Children's Literature. Provided by publisher. General studies in art & art history Theoretical literature & literary studies Druker, Elina editor Kümmerling-Meibauer, Bettina editor Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2015 9789027201591 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/clcc.5 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027268389