Jerry Griswold
Auteur de Feeling Like a Kid: Childhood and Children's Literature
A propos de l'auteur
Jerry Griswold is professor emeritus of literature at San Diego State University and former director of the National Center for the Study of Children's Literature. He is the author of seven books, including Feeling Like a Kid: Childhood and Children's Literature, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Œuvres de Jerry Griswold
Audacious Kids, revised edition 1 exemplaire
The Prince and the Pauper 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Griswold, Jerome
- Sexe
- male
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 8
- Membres
- 134
- Popularité
- #151,727
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 8
It's the second half of Griswold's book that really interested me. He examines the many various illustrations "Beauty and the Beast" has inspired throughout the centuries. After this there is a unique queer reading of the Cocteau and Disney films. I wish Griswold had expanded his thoughts on these two issues and included even more analysis of other versions of the story.
All in all this is a great introductory volume for studying "Beauty and the Beast" but it pales in comparison to Betsy Hearne's "Beauty and the Beast: Visions and Revisions of an Old Tale" which really delves into the history and complexity of this "tale as old as time."… (plus d'informations)