Childrens Books
Some poncy academic has compiled a book of essays on the philosophy of Alice in Wonderland. It infuriates me when brainiacs do this.
I get it. They’re bored of fossicking around in their corduroy jackets, trying to restructure the periodic table or extract metaphysical themes from 17th century poetry, so they cast their brilliant minds over popular culture.
And so we get wordy polemics on satire in South Park, the didacticism of Lady Gaga and this beauty: Perspectivism and Tragedy: A Nietzschean Interpretation of Alice’s Adventure.
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Childhood is supposedly a time of joy and carelessness; an endless frolic of dimpled cheeks, flaxen hair and rubious joy (to paraphrase Irish poet George Darley).
The Academy Award-nominated Australian children’s book illustrator and author Shaun Tan sees things very differently.
Firstly, he acknowledges that children can concertina with hopelessness and misery just like real, live humans.
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James1 says:
You heard it first from stephen, kids. Don’t read books - its not worth the effort. Read more »
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Kyra says:
Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Revolting Rhymes and Matilda, The BFG. Who can forget the line is Dahl’s take on Red Riding Hood, “and she whipped the pistol from her knickers” where Red ends up with a wolfskin coat or his take on Goldilocks where “Goldie” ends up… Read more »
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