Nature and the City in Three Norwegian Picturebooks
Representations of urban environments are not very common in Norwegian picturebooks, yet they allow for a nuanced understanding of how nature functions in picturebook iconotexts. This article aims to examine the relationship between nature and the city in the following works: Anda i ødemarka (2012)...
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| description | Representations of urban environments are not very common in Norwegian picturebooks, yet they allow for a nuanced understanding of how nature functions in picturebook iconotexts. This article aims to examine the relationship between nature and the city in the following works: Anda i ødemarka (2012) by Ragnar Aalbu, Fugl (2013) by Lisa Aisato, and Glassklokken (2010) by Bjørn Arild Ersland and Lilian Brøgger. Drawing upon the notion of the chronotope (Bakhtin, 1981), particularly Nikolajeva’s (1996) writings on the chronotope in children’s literature as well as Gifford’s (1999; 2012; 2014) scholarship on the pastoral and post-pastoral, the article provides an ecocritical reading of these picturebooks, inspired by some of the key questions of ecocriticism (Glotfelty, 1996). The analysis considers both the narrative and visual dimensions of the iconotexts, making it possible to shed light on environmental issues addressed in the books. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bcbc9b01df4a4a94a361a99dab548cf12023-09-02T16:24:17ZdanScandinavian University Press/UniversitetsforlagetBarnelitterært Forskningstidsskrift2000-74932019-01-011011310.18261/issn.2000-7493-2019-01-0818948693Nature and the City in Three Norwegian PicturebooksKatarzyna A. TunkielRepresentations of urban environments are not very common in Norwegian picturebooks, yet they allow for a nuanced understanding of how nature functions in picturebook iconotexts. This article aims to examine the relationship between nature and the city in the following works: Anda i ødemarka (2012) by Ragnar Aalbu, Fugl (2013) by Lisa Aisato, and Glassklokken (2010) by Bjørn Arild Ersland and Lilian Brøgger. Drawing upon the notion of the chronotope (Bakhtin, 1981), particularly Nikolajeva’s (1996) writings on the chronotope in children’s literature as well as Gifford’s (1999; 2012; 2014) scholarship on the pastoral and post-pastoral, the article provides an ecocritical reading of these picturebooks, inspired by some of the key questions of ecocriticism (Glotfelty, 1996). The analysis considers both the narrative and visual dimensions of the iconotexts, making it possible to shed light on environmental issues addressed in the books.https://www.idunn.no/blft/2019/01/nature_and_the_city_in_three_norwegian_picturebooksNorwegian picturebooks; ecocriticism; urbanity; chronotope; pastoralNorwegianpicturebooks;ecocriticism;urbanity;chronotope;pastoral |
| spellingShingle | Katarzyna A. Tunkiel Nature and the City in Three Norwegian Picturebooks Barnelitterært Forskningstidsskrift Norwegian picturebooks; ecocriticism; urbanity; chronotope; pastoral Norwegianpicturebooks;ecocriticism;urbanity;chronotope;pastoral |
| title | Nature and the City in Three Norwegian Picturebooks |
| title_full | Nature and the City in Three Norwegian Picturebooks |
| title_fullStr | Nature and the City in Three Norwegian Picturebooks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nature and the City in Three Norwegian Picturebooks |
| title_short | Nature and the City in Three Norwegian Picturebooks |
| title_sort | nature and the city in three norwegian picturebooks |
| topic | Norwegian picturebooks; ecocriticism; urbanity; chronotope; pastoral Norwegianpicturebooks;ecocriticism;urbanity;chronotope;pastoral |
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