Antropomorphization and Intertextuality in Anthony Browne's Picturebooks

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Antropomorfizacija i intertekstualnost u slikovnicama Anthonyja Brownea
• Author: Ivana Lončar
• Mentor: Smiljana Narančić-Kovač (mentor)
• Mentor: Nikola Novaković (sumentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Milković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Smiljana Narančić-Kovač (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nikola Novaković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-09-21, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Interdisciplinary Humanistic Studies; Teaching Methods in the Humanistic Sciences

Abstract

This thesis aims to identify the interconnection of anthropomorphization and intertextuality in Anthony Browne’s picturebooks. The thesis examines how this connection between anthropomorphization and intertextuality is achieved in Browne’s picturebooks, and what implications each has for the other. The analysis of anthropomorphization focuses on ape-like characters in Browne’s picturebooks, while the analysis of intertextuality closely inspects intervisual references. The thesis outlines how Browne’s remarkable way of incorporating anthropomorphic characters with intertextual and intervisual references, in two of his highly esteemed picturebooks: Willy the Dreamer (1997) and Voices in the Park (1998), contributes to creating counterpoints. The thesis aims to identify the varieties of counterpoints used in the analysed picturebooks based on terminology adopted from Nikolajeva and Scott (2001). The most important features of anthropomorphic characters and intertextual and intervisual references present in both picturebooks are investigated. The thesis identifies the role of anthropomorphization and intertextuality in creating counterpoint and producing ambiguity and indeterminacy while positioning the reader in a co-authoring role. This thesis shows that Browne replaces characters included in intervisual references to paintings, literary works and other artefacts (e.g. scenes from films, advertisements, etc.) with anthropomorphic ape-like characters or symbols associated with them (e.g. bananas), thus linking anthropomorphization and intertextuality.

Abstract (croatian)

Cilj je ovoga diplomskoga rada ustanoviti osobine suodnosa postupaka antropomorfizacije i intertekstualnosti u slikovnicama Anthonyja Brownea te odrediti kako se taj suodnos ostvaruje i koje implikacije podrazumijeva. Uporište za analizu antropomorfizacije u Browneovim slikovnicama su majmunoliki likovi, dok intervizualne referencije služe kao uporište za analizu intertekstualnosti. Ovaj rad daje uvid u osobit način na koji Browne uključuje antropomorfizirane likove, intertekstualne i intervizualne referencije, u dvama slikovnicama Willy the Dreamer (1997) i Voices in the Park (1998), pritom stvarajući kontrapunkt. Vrste kontrapunkta koje se pojavljuju u analiziranim slikovnicama određuju se prema terminologiji koju predlažu Nikolajeva i Scott (2001). Navode se najvažnije odlike antropomorfiziranih likova, kao i intertekstualnih i intervizualnih referencija. Utvrđuje se uloga antropomorfizacije i intertekstualnosti u stvaranju kontrasta, dvosmislenosti i proizvoljnosti koji omogućuju čitateljima preuzimanje uloge suautora. Ustanovljuje se da Browne zamjenjuje likove prikazane intervizualnim referencijama na književna djela, slike i druge tvorevine (npr. scene iz filmova, reklama itd.) antropomorfiziranim, majmunolikim likovima, tako povezujući antropomorfizaciju i intertekstualnost.

• Keywords: Anthony Browne; anthropomorphization; intertextuality; intervisuality
• Keywords (croatian): Anthony Browne; antropomorfizacija; intertekstualnost; intervizualnost
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:066625
• Study programme: Title: Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Programme of Study of Primary Teacher Education and Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Programme of Study for Primary Teacher Education with English and German Language; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja (magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-02-21 13:23:30