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'Gypsies' in Nineteenth-Century Childrenâs Books
A Comparative Study of Four National Literary Traditions
Series: - Studia Imagologica, Volume: 31
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This literary analysis of the representation of âGypsiesâ in juvenile literature is unique in its comparative scope, as well as in the special attention to rare pre-1850 narratives, the period in which juvenile literature developed as a specific genre. Most studies on the subject are about one national literary tradition or confined to a limited period. In this study Dutch, English, French and German texts are analysed and discussed with reference to main academic publications on the subject. Emphasis is on the rich variation in narrative presentations, rather than on an inventory of images or prejudices. An important topic is the fundamental difference between early English and German narratives. Important because of the wide dissemination of German stories.
Jean Kommers (Radboud University Nijmegen) is an anthropologist, participating in a research project on the history of "Gypsies": Paradojas de la ciudadanÃa (University of Seville). He specializes in ethnography and image formation about âexoticâ peoples. His Ph.D. thesis is about the Dutch Colonial Administration in the former East Indies, 1800-1830, with special attention to the ethnographic knowledge that officials pretended to possess.
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A Book about Tales, Tales That Do Things
Introduction
1 Subject, Sources and Approach
2 Representation and Symbolism: An Analysis Referring to Dutch Narratives
â1 Introduction
â2 The Beginning: Some Translations
â3 Stealing Children or Stealing Gypsies?
ââ3.1 Crossing the Border
ââ3.2 Who May Cross the Border?
ââ3.3 The Border
ââ3.4 Differences in Social Status and the âIntermediate Periodâ
ââ3.5 The Character of the Intermediary
ââ3.6 The Temptation
â4 Why are Gypsies in Juvenile Literature Thieves of Children?
â5 Xenophobia and Compassion
â6 Conclusion
3 Intermezzo: How an Enduring German Religious Tale Changed into a âgypsy-taleâ: Translation and Enculturation of Von Schmidâs Heinrich von Eichenfels (1817)
4 Gypsies in English Juvenile Literature
â1 Introduction
â2 Gypsies and âEnglishnessâ
ââ2.1 Introduction
â3 Early Representations of gypsies (1787â1849)
ââ3.1 Tales from the Late Eighteenth Century
ââ3.2 The Early Nineteenth Century: Illustrated Moral and Instructive Texts
ââ3.3 The Early Nineteenth Century: Literary Tales
â4 The Victorian Age
ââ4.1 Some Approaches
ââ4.2 Textual gypsies as Presented in Victorian Childrenâs Literature
â5 Conclusion
5 German Juvenile gypsy-Literature
â1 Introduction
â2 Early Nineteenth-Century German gypsy-tales
â3 Some Post-1860 Tales
â4 Conclusion
6 French Juvenile Literature
â1 Introduction
â2 Some Pre-1860 Texts
â3 After 1860
â4 Conclusion
7 Concluding Observations
â1 Some Initial Reflections
â2 Some Thoughts on Contemporary Interpretation
â3 Analysis and Evaluation/Interpretation of Texts (and Authors)
â4 A Literary Approach: Some Recurrent Themes
â5 The Literary Traditions
Bibliography
Index
A Book about Tales, Tales That Do Things
Introduction
1 Subject, Sources and Approach
2 Representation and Symbolism: An Analysis Referring to Dutch Narratives
â1 Introduction
â2 The Beginning: Some Translations
â3 Stealing Children or Stealing Gypsies?
ââ3.1 Crossing the Border
ââ3.2 Who May Cross the Border?
ââ3.3 The Border
ââ3.4 Differences in Social Status and the âIntermediate Periodâ
ââ3.5 The Character of the Intermediary
ââ3.6 The Temptation
â4 Why are Gypsies in Juvenile Literature Thieves of Children?
â5 Xenophobia and Compassion
â6 Conclusion
3 Intermezzo: How an Enduring German Religious Tale Changed into a âgypsy-taleâ: Translation and Enculturation of Von Schmidâs Heinrich von Eichenfels (1817)
4 Gypsies in English Juvenile Literature
â1 Introduction
â2 Gypsies and âEnglishnessâ
ââ2.1 Introduction
â3 Early Representations of gypsies (1787â1849)
ââ3.1 Tales from the Late Eighteenth Century
ââ3.2 The Early Nineteenth Century: Illustrated Moral and Instructive Texts
ââ3.3 The Early Nineteenth Century: Literary Tales
â4 The Victorian Age
ââ4.1 Some Approaches
ââ4.2 Textual gypsies as Presented in Victorian Childrenâs Literature
â5 Conclusion
5 German Juvenile gypsy-Literature
â1 Introduction
â2 Early Nineteenth-Century German gypsy-tales
â3 Some Post-1860 Tales
â4 Conclusion
6 French Juvenile Literature
â1 Introduction
â2 Some Pre-1860 Texts
â3 After 1860
â4 Conclusion
7 Concluding Observations
â1 Some Initial Reflections
â2 Some Thoughts on Contemporary Interpretation
â3 Analysis and Evaluation/Interpretation of Texts (and Authors)
â4 A Literary Approach: Some Recurrent Themes
â5 The Literary Traditions
Bibliography
Index
Specialists in Romany Studies; historians of childrenâs literature; students of image-formation, of book history and of social stigmatization and discrimination; of identity-politics and of resurging nationalism.