Naslov
The attack of Naughty Children on Children's Literature between Two World Wars

Autori
Majhut, Berislav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Mediating Practices in Translating Children's Literature

Urednik/ci
Dybiec-Gajer, Joanna ; Gicala, Agnieszka

Izdavač
Peter Lang

Grad
Berlin

Godina
2021

Raspon stranica
213-230

ISBN
987-3-631-81844-2

Ključne riječi
children’s books market in Croatia, postwar children’s literature, mischievous children’s literature, naughty children’s literature

Sažetak
After World War I (WWI), the Croatian market of children’s entertainment was swept with a tide of narratives featuring naughty children. In addition to traditional literary genres, such as stories and novels, these narratives were present in the picturebook Janko Raščupanko (Struwwelpeter) and Busch’s comics, which were then published for the first time in Croatia. Apart from this, a number of newly emerging media chose to present themselves to their audience with narratives featuring unruly children. Thus, such narratives can be found in the first picturebook by Croatian authors, in early comics published in Croatia, in the first Croatian comic, in children’s theatre of shadows, etc. It seems natural that new media and genres will select an appealing topic for their introduction, as such a choice provides them with better chances for being accepted by the audience. At the time, the theme of naughty or unruly children was not new, as it had already been present in children’s literature. The chapter seeks to find answers to the following questions: Why was this theme so popular in Croatia at that time? Was it because of the instability of social values, a consequence of dramatic changes in Croatian society? Or, did these narratives, under the growing influence of the popularity of similar foreign narratives, finally make their inroads into Yugoslavia? Or, is this a result of coincidental interference of social developments and developments in certain segments of culture? How did Croatian authors respond to the market demands? And at last, how did the society react to this phenomenon?

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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