Artistic Text and Combined Genres in Press for Children
Artistic Text and Combined Genres in Press for Children

Summary/Abstract: Genres that are present in published children’s press belong to text, picture or combined group. Analysis shows that in children’s press literary, educative and journalistic genres are present. This paper is based on original analysis of more than a hundred European and some non-European journals. It includes extensive tables with detailed data of the extent of literary genres and graphs based on questionnaire research of reader rating that show the relation of the reader to various genres. The paper is based on both qualitative and quantitative research methods. It is focused on literary and combined genres. It justifies the reason why in this subsystem of press a whole spectrum of literary genres is not employed to treat the variety of themes. It briefly touches common genres characteristics but it focuses above all on the modification of literary genres upon publication in children’s press. The paper also summarizes their specific signs and attributes upon publication in children’s press. It introduces the term combined genres and characterizes them. The paper is part of the author’s long term research of print media for children.

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