Nostalgia in Historical Picturebooks about People on the Move: An Introduction
Nostalgia in Historical Picturebooks about People on the Move: An Introduction
Author(s): Angela YannicopoulouSubject(s): Social history, Cognitive Psychology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Hrvatska udruga istraživača dječje književnosti
Keywords: nostalgia; historical picturebooks; children’s literature; people on the move; reading experience;
Summary/Abstract: Although nostalgia is more typically associated with older audiences than children, picturebooks are not without nostalgic themes. Narratives that feature objects and events connected to childhood have the ability to evoke nostalgia in readers. This effect is particularly evident among adults who mediate the reading experience to young children, as they often undergo “internal nostalgia”, in which the nostalgic individual reflects on her own past.
Journal: Libri & Liberi: časopis za istraživanje dječje književnosti i kulture
- Issue Year: 13/2024
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 143-156
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
