Picturebook Adaptations of Aesop Fables: An Analysis of Morrison and Pinkney's Adaptations of Three Classic Tales

Autor/in	Yenika-Agbaw, Vivian
Titel	Picturebook Adaptations of Aesop Fables: An Analysis of Morrison and Pinkney's Adaptations of Three Classic Tales
Quelle	In: Children's Literature in Education, 52 (2021) 1, S.36-48 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yenika-Agbaw, Vivian)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0045-6713
DOI	10.1007/s10583-020-09433-6
Schlagwörter	Picture Books; Childrens Literature; Literary Genres; Power Structure; Ethics; Social Influences; Blacks; Aesthetics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Picture book; Bilderbuch; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Literarische Form; Ethik; Sozialer Einfluss; Black person; Schwarzer; Ästhetik
Abstract	This article examines the reconstruction of human foibles in picturebook adaptations of three popular Aesop's fables: "The Ants and the Grasshopper", "The Lion and the Mouse", and "The Hare and the Tortoise". Adopting adaptation and globalectics perspectives, the author illustrates how social hierarchy is deconstructed in these fables where the authors use anthropomorphic animals to moralize about the human condition. Thus, although the adaptations reiterate lessons from the original source material, they deliberately undermine and/or expand the lessons by integrating sociocultural signifiers that situate Black aesthetics at the core of the narratives. The article examines six picturebook adaptations by award-winning artists, Toni and Slade Morrison, and Jerry Pinkney. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01