Dvije knjige Kestutisa Kasparavičiusa, "Bijeli slon: priče iz dalekih zemalja" i "Nestala slika"

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Two books by Kestutis Kasparavičius, "The White elephant : stories from faraway lands" and "The Missing Picture"
• Author: Iris Viktorija Lugarić
• Mentor: Diana Zalar (mentor)
• Committee member: Diana Zalar (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dubravka Težak (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Gabelica (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-15, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Comparative Literature

Abstract

Slikovnica je prva knjiga djetetovu životu i njegov prvi kontakt s pisanom riječi, stoga je od iznimne važnosti njezina kvaliteta. Kvaliteta slikovnice pojam je s mnoštvom kriterija koje treba uzeti u obzir. Rad će se ponajprije dotaknuti povijesnog razvoja slikovnice i njenih komponenta; poput interaktivnosti, specifičnog čitateljstva i sl., a zatim će se spomenuti i njene funkcije. Odnos slike i teksta, tj. o vizualnom i verbalnom sloju slikovnice, bit će opisana teorijska polazišta dobivena iz nekoliko provedenih istraživanja od strane domaćih i inozemnih autora. Uloga slikovnice kao poveznice i oblika komunikacije između odrasloga i djeteta bitna je sastavnica rada, s naglaskom na aspektu interaktivnosti slikovnice. Posebna pažnja u drugom djelu rada posvećena je biografiji suvremenog književnika i ilustratora Kestutisa Kasparavičiusa. Njegova djela „Nestala slika“ i „Bijeli slon: priče iz dalekih zemalja“ analizirana su prema nekoliko kriterija – upotreba stilskih izražajnih sredstava, suodnos teksta i ilustracija, kao i procjena kvalitete same priče. Sve s ciljem opisivanja i definiranja obilježja Kasparavičiusovog individualnog stila koji slovi po svojoj upotrebi ironije i uključivanja apsurdnih situacija. Također, analizirat će se ilustracije zbog kojih je Kestutis Kasparavičius postao svjetski poznati autor. Kestutis Kasparavičius „oživljava“ svakodnevne predmete u svojim pričama, a životinjama koje inače nemaju mjesto u ilustracijama i pričama, daje glavnu ulogu u svojim slikovnicama (poput riba u „Podvodnoj priči“). Nadalje, provedena analiza djela dat će novi pogled na „formulu“ njegova uspjeha u svijetu književnosti za djecu, koji možemo povezati s aspektom privlačnosti njegovih slikovnica koja proizlazi kao posljedica usmjerenosti priča dvostrukom čitateljstvu – odraslome i djetetu. Istodobno, uključivanjem nenametljivog morala i pouka u svoje priče, Kestutis Kasparavičius postiže originalnost u slikovnicama prema kojima rijetko tko može ostati ravnodušan.

Abstract (english)

A picture book is the first book in a child's life and his first encounter with the written word, so it is of extreme importance that it is of good quality. The quality of a picture book is a relative term with a multitude of criteria to consider. The paper will primarily touch on the historical development of the picture book and its components; such as interactivity, specific readership, etc., as well as mentioning its functions. The relationship between image and text, ie the visual and verbal layer of the picture book, will be described from the theoretical starting points obtained from several studies conducted by domestic and foreign authors. The role of the picture book as a link and form of communication between adult and child is an important component of the work, with an emphasis on the aspect of picture book interactivity. Special attention in the second part of the paper is paid to the biography of the contemporary writer and illustrator Kestutis Kasparavičius. His works "The Missing Picture" and "The White Elephant: Stories from Distant Countries" were analyzed according to several criteria - such as the use of stylistic means of expression, the correlation of text and illustrations, as well as the assessment of the quality of the story itself. All with the aim of describing and defining the features of Kasparavičius' individual style, which is famous for its use of irony and the inclusion of absurd situations. Kestutis Kasparavičius "revives" everyday objects in his stories, and gives animals that have no place in the illustrations and stories of other authors, a major role in his picture books (like fish in "Underwater Story"). The illustrations that made Kestutis Kasparavičius a world renown author will also be analyzed. Furthermore, the dissection of the work gave a new look at the "formula" of his success in the world of children's literature, which can be related to the aspect of attractiveness of his picture books as a consequence of the story's orientation to double readership (children and adults). His subtle and unobtrusive morality, as well as valuable life lessons incorporated in Kasparavičiuses picture books, give them the originality to which only a rarity of people can remain indifferent to.

• Keywords: slikovnica; interaktivnost; analiza; dvostruko čitateljstvo
• Keywords (english): picture book; interactivity; analysis; double readership
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:233381
• Study programme: Title: Undergraduate University Study of Early and Preschool Education; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/ prvostupnica odgojitelj/odgojiteljica djece (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/ prvostupnica odgojitelj/odgojiteljica djece)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-05-25 10:04:23