New directions in picturebook research

In this new collection, children’s literature scholars from twelve different countries contribute to the ongoing debate on the importance of picturebook research, focusing on aesthetic and cognitive aspects of picture books. Contributors take interdisciplinary approaches that integrate different disciplines such as literary studies, art history, linguistics, narratology, cognitive psychology, sociology, memory studies, and picture theory. Topics discussed includeintervisuality, twist endings, autobiographical narration, and metaliterary awareness in picturebooks. The essays also examine the narrative challenges of first-person narratives, ellipsis, and frame-breaking in order to consider theimportance of mindscape as a new paradigm in picturebook research. Tying picturebook studies to studies in childhood, multimodality, and literacy, this anthology is a representative of the different opportunities for research in thisemerging field.

• ISBN: 978-0-415-87690-2
• Editorial: Routledge
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 279
• Fecha Publicación: 23/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés