The Myth of Cokaygne in Children’s Literature
Produktnummer:
180b6eb4cf35504ab7b6a9f53e19662a12
| Autor: | Burstyn, Franziska |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Cannibalism Literature and Food Psychoanalysis Witches |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 10.10.2011 |
| EAN: | 9783631614235 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften |
| Untertitel: | The Consuming and the Consumed Child |
Produktinformationen "The Myth of Cokaygne in Children’s Literature"
In the English-speaking world, the medieval concept of Cokaygne as a paradisiac landscape made of food is merely preserved as a part of American folklore, the «Big Rock Candy Mountain». This motif of food in abundance is recurrent in children’s literature, which is discussed here first of all from a psychoanalytic angle, arguing that the infant’s first contact with the world is established through food intake. In addition, a scarce diet as part of child-rearing in the 19th century and the rationing system during World War II triggered the fantasy in children and adults alike. Accordingly, the medieval land of plenty found a new place in the imagination of the Victorian and post-war child. Apart from the predominant theme of the consuming child, this book also links the notion of cannibalism to the imagined cornucopia of food in children’s literature, which is a frequent motif in many children’s books up to the 21st century.
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