Myth of cokaygne in children’s literature, the: the consuming and the consumed child
Auteur :
Burstyn, Franziska
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG
ISBN :
9783631614235
Date de publication :
10 oct. 2011
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Poids :
170 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
In the English-speaking world, the medieval concept of Cokaygne as a paradisiac landscape made of food is merely preserved as a part of American folklore, the "Big Rock Candy Mountain". This book links the notion of cannibalism to the imagined cornucopia of food in children's literature.