Beyond Pippi Longstocking: Intermedial and International Approaches to Astrid Lindgren's Work (Children's Literature and Culture)

Astrid Lindgren, author of the famed Pippi Longstocking novels, is perhaps one of the most significant children's authors of the last half of the twentieth century. In this collection contributors consider films, music, and picturebooks relating to Lindgren, in addition to the author's reception internationally. Touching on everything from the Astrid Lindgren theme park at Vimmerby, Sweden to the hidden folk songs in Lindgren's works to the use of nostalgia in film adaptations of Lindgren's novels, this collection offers an important international and intermedial portrait of Lindgren research today. Front Cover Beyond Pippi Longstocking Copyright Page Contents List of Figures Series Editor’s Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: Intermedial and International Aspects of Astrid Lindgren’s Works: Bettina Kϋmmerling-Meibauer and Astrid Surmatz Part I: Different Aspects of International Reception Chapter 1. Pippi Longstocking in the United States: Eva-Maria Metcalf Chapter 2. Pippi Longstocking in South Africa: Translation and Reception: Rolf Annas Chapter 3. We Love What We Know: The Canonicity of Pippi Longstocking in Different Media in Flanders: Sara Van Den Bossche Part II: Intermedial Studies: Films Chapter 4. Remaking the National Past: The Uses of Nostalgia in the Astrid Lindgren Films of the 1980s and 1990s: Anders Wilhelm Åberg Chapter 5. Intermediality in Children’s Literature: Reflections of Adult Relationships in Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter: Tobias Kurwinkel and Philipp Schmerheim Chapter 6. Bill Bergson: A Political Statement or a Symbol of Swedishness? A Comparison of Astrid Lindgren’s Bill Bergson Texts with the 1990s Film Adaptations: Corina Löwe Part III: Intermedial Studies: Illustrations and Picturebooks Chapter 7. Visualizing People: Multimodal Character Construction in Astrid Lindgren’s Work: Maria Nikolajeva Chapter 8. Astrid Lindgren’s Picturebooks: One Text—Two Illustrators: Anges-Margrethe Bjorvand Chapter 9. Everyday and Exotic: Astrid Lindgren’s Co-operation with Anna Riwkin-Brick: Helene Ehriander Chapter 10. To Mirror the Real: Ideology and Aesthetics in Photographic Picturebooks: Elina Druker Part IV: Intermedial Studies: Music, Sculpture, and Architecture Chapter 11. In Heaven There Is Great Joy: Folk Song Tradition in the Writings of Astrid Lindgren: Magnus Gustafsson Chapter 12. The Sound and Music of Astrid Lindgren: Björn Sundmark Chapter 13. Disbeliefs in the Sculptural Imagination: On Theatricality and Intermediality in the Astrid Lindgren Memorials: Jens Arvindson Chapter 14. Astrid Lindgren’s World in Vimmerby— A “Total Work of Art”?: Heidrun Fϋhrer Selected Bibliography Editors and Contributors Index Astrid Lindgren, author of the famed "Pippi Longstocking" novels, is perhaps one of the most significant children's authors of the last half of the twentieth century. This title consider films, music, and picturebooks relating to Lindgren, in addition to the author's reception internationally. Edited By Bettina Kummerling-meibauer And Astrid Surmatz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.