Christiane Maria Binder Libros

Exploring the interplay of time and space, the study delves into Bakhtin's concept of chronotopes, which capture the essence of human experience in literature. By creatively applying Bakhtin's theories, the work examines how spatio-temporal relationships shape narrative and character development, offering insights into the significance of these dimensions in literary representation.

The starting point and major source of inspiration for this volume was the fascination in great, complex, and demanding texts in English. The nine essays by German and Russian scholars on important works of British, New English/postcolonial and American literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries focus on textual intricacies - the ambiguities and ambivalences of those texts, the unique character of narrative representation. Special emphasis is placed on the categories of structure and intertextuality. Among the diverse critical approaches employed are close reading, narratology, deconstruction, contextualization, comparative studies, and reception history. More specifically, there are studies of (leit)motifs, images, poetics, and stylistics; intertextuality, autointertextuality, autoparody, and autoillusion; authorship, metanarration, and metafiction, and postmodernism. The result of the critical re-reading of primary texts is bound up not only with a new critical re-assessment of individual texts and authors, but, significantly, with new theoretical insights as well - a more differentiated view of the characteristics both of intertextuality and postmodernism.

In numerous British fantasies for children, eating and drinking play a significant role, while also making intriguing statements about childhood. This monograph explores the fantasy genre through the lenses of childhood and food, focusing on classic examples of both high and low or domestic fantasy: Lewis Carroll’s *Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland* and *Through the Looking-Glass*, Edith Nesbit’s *Five Children and It*, Kenneth Grahame’s *The Wind in the Willows*, and J. R. R. Tolkien’s *The Hobbit*. The subtitle, “the Baggins and the Took side of life,” symbolizes contrasting lifestyles—avoiding or indulging in adventures—and reflects the tension between the realistic and the phantastic. It is within this spectrum that significant experiences occur for both protagonists and readers, revealing a unique kind of truth. The analysis situates these fantasies within the context of contemporary children’s culture, particularly the food culture of the time, which was pivotal for evolving conceptions of childhood and the development of Children’s Literature. The study emphasizes the socio-cultural significance of food and meals in representations of childhood during the Victorian, Edwardian, and inter-war periods. Food serves as a cultural metaphor, and examining its realistic and fantastic roles enhances our understanding of the poetics and politics of food, as well as the emergence and diversification of the fantasy genre.

For centuries, discussions surrounding children and childhood have been complex and controversial, as this concept is influenced by time, culture, and gender. This study examines the (re-)construction of childhood in nineteenth-century adult non-fiction, focusing on Victorian women’s autobiographies. Utilizing Valerie Sanders’s anthology, the analysis highlights the significant contributions of women writers to the discourse of childhood and autobiography. Childhood serves as a critical lens through which to understand key issues of the era, offering a nuanced view of the nineteenth century that complements other narrative forms, such as male and female fiction. The connections between historical phenomena and contemporary debates regarding children, family, education, and reading are also explored. This examination reveals how representations of childhood and the status of children in literature reflect significant societal concerns. The study is situated within Childhood Studies, employing various methodologies to address important issues related to childhood. It particularly focuses on the interplay between the image of the child (especially girls), conceptions of childhood, and narrative techniques. Drawing from British Literary Studies and integrating approaches such as close reading, narratology, and New Historicism, the investigation also engages with discourses in educational theory, psychology, sociology, and more, to

This volume results from an international collaboration of scholars from Germany, Austria, Italy, South Africa, and Russia, focusing on children's literature in English. The studies critically evaluate the "imagined" children and their evolving worlds and cultures as represented in literary discourse. Contributors explore how ideology and aesthetics intertwine to create meaning for both children and adults, often in distinct ways. The selected texts span from the Victorian to Edwardian eras, as well as postmodern and postcolonial literature. They include works such as Mary and Charles Lamb's *Mrs. Leicester's School*, Evelyn Sharp's fairy tales, Thomas Hughes's *Tom Brown's Schooldays*, Rudyard Kipling's *Stalky & Co.*, G. K. Chesterton's poems and fairy tales, Edith Nesbit's *Five Children and It*, Kenneth Grahame's *The Wind in the Willows*, J.R.R. Tolkien's *The Hobbit*, Enid Blyton's school stories, J.K. Rowling's *Harry Potter* series, and contemporary works by Joan Aiken, Diana Wynne Jones, Anne Fine, Roald Dahl, Philip Pullman, Gerard Whelan, and David Almond, along with significant contributions from South African children's literature. The volume employs the concept of "construction" as a theoretical and methodological framework, positing that our understanding of childhood is shaped by various philosophical, educational, psychological, social, cultural, and religious influences, with childhood in literature construct

Perspektiven der englischsprachigen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur richtet sich an Anglisten, Amerikanisten, Germanisten, Komparatisten, Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaftler, Bibliothekare, Pädagogen, Lektoren, Verleger sowie allgemein an englischsprachiger Kinder- und Jugendliteratur interessierte Leser. Dabei soll die Aufmerksamkeit auf wichtige Primärliteratur in diesem Beriech, aber auch entsprechende aktuelle Diskussionen und Entwicklungen in der internationalen Kinder- Und Jugendliteraturkritik und -theorie gelenkt werden. Der vorliegende Band stellt erstmalig vor allem Arbeiten der wenigen Anglisten und Amerikanisten vor, die sich in Deutschland kontinuierlich mit der Erforschung der englischsprachigen Kinder- und Jugendliteratur beschäftigen und damit einen wichtigen Beitrag zu dieser international recht jungen Disziplin leisten. Ergänzt werden die Darstellungen durch zwei Beiträge südafrikanischer Kolleginnen zu Situation der Kinder- und Jugendliteratur und ihrer Erforschung um Südafrika der Post-Apartheid-Ara. Es werden hierbei repräsentative kinder- und jugendliterarische Texte aus Großbritannien, den USA und Südafrika, aus den Gattungen Narrativik und Lyrik (einschließlich des Bilderbuches) sowie aus der Zeit des Viktorianismus bis zur Gegenwart behandelt.

Der Herbst wird hier als vielschichtiges Phänomen betrachtet, das in Europa, Russland und Nordamerika aus verschiedenen Perspektiven von Natur, Sprache und Kunst beleuchtet wird. Die Autorin verknüpft Texte und Bilder, um neue Beziehungen zwischen verbalem und visuellem Ausdruck zu schaffen. Gedichte und Prosatexte aus unterschiedlichen Kulturen und Epochen zeigen die Ambivalenz dieser Jahreszeit auf, die sowohl melancholische als auch freudige Aspekte umfasst. Der Herbst wird als Spiegel grundlegender Lebensfragen verstanden und in einem breiten interdisziplinären Kontext analysiert.

Die Untersuchung beleuchtet die Ära von König Edward VII. (1901-1910), die trotz ihrer Kürze durch einzigartige Merkmale geprägt ist. Neben dem scheinbaren Glanz der Zeit wird die Realität von Krisen sowohl im Inland als auch international betrachtet. Der Autor analysiert verschiedene Textarten wie Historiografie, Autobiografie, Biografie und Fiktion, um zentrale Themen wie Kindheit und Ernährung zu erfassen. Die Auffassungen von Kindheit verändern sich stark, während die Esskultur als kulturelles Metapher die Ambivalenz der Edwardianischen Zeit widerspiegelt und deren Geschichte, Kultur und Literatur verkörpert.