The Hero of the Nursery.  Pippi Longstocking
 as a Voice  of Ideological Revolution in Children’s Literature Cover Image

Heroska pokoju dziecinnego. Pippi Pończoszanka jako głos rewolucji ideologicznej w literaturze dziecięcej
The Hero of the Nursery. Pippi Longstocking as a Voice of Ideological Revolution in Children’s Literature

Author(s): Anna Maria Czernow
Subject(s): Other Language Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Gdański
Keywords: Fool figure; carnival; heroine; anti-child system; power

Summary/Abstract: Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking, designed as a radically subversive character, is the anti-child. Given power and independence, she discloses culture-defined relations between children and adults and promotes a sentiment-free commentary

  • Issue Year: 24/2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 15-29
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish