Depictions of Children and the Adult’s Journey in the Arts
Why do adults write about the child and why do they choose to depict children? This book looks at various examples from literature, art and film to analyze aspects of adults’ outlook on the child, and what it tells us about the adult. It pays special attention to the eye motif, as well as looking, watching and representing children. It outlines what might become an interesting topic of analysis for other studies, namely, the idea that the adult’s journey to self-actualization passes through writing for and about children.
Rather than drawing major conclusions, the book opens venues for further thought on the topics treated. It also brings together works that might not have been compared or contrasted before, so that the reader can acquire a broader view of the threads that connect literature, art and film.
Dr Margarita Georgieva is interested in gothic, fantasy and fantastic literature, as well as literature for children and young adults. She is the author of The Gothic Child (2013), and has contributed to several editions children in literature, including Global Perspectives on Death in Children’s Literature (edited by Lesley Clement and Leyli Jamali, 2015). Most recently, she has contributed to The Cambridge Guide to the Eighteenth-Century Novel, 1660–1820 (edited by April London, 2017) with entries on Elizabeth Bonhote’s contribution to the sentimental and gothic genre. She has taught English language in France and Kuwait, and is currently working in Bulgaria.
"[T]he book will be of interest to students, scholars, educators and professionals majoring in English, Literature and the Arts in general, as well as to the general public. Written in a casual academic style, it is very easily readable, a pleasant and enjoyable text overall."
Journal of Formal, Informal and Natural Education, 13.10.2017
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