I resepsjonens teneste. Paratekst som meiningsberande element i barnelitteratur

TLDR: In this paper, the authors investigate paratextual functions in contemporary Nordic children's literature, especially fantasy and picturebooks, and show how parateexts can be seen as strategies at the service of reception, strategies aiming to secure, as far as possible, readings that correspond with the intentions of author, illustrator and publisher.

Abstract: Med utgangspunkt i Gerard Genettes Paratexts (1997) undersokjer artikkelen paratekstuelle funksjonar i nyare nordisk barnelitteratur, med hovudvekt pa teksttypar som bildeboker og fantasy. Artikkelen viser korleis paratekstar kan sjaast som strategiar for a sikra ein resepsjon mest mogeleg i samsvar med avsendar (forfattar, illustrator, forlag) sine intensjonar. The article investigates paratextual functions in contemporary Nordic children’s literature, especially fantasy and picturebooks. The framework is Ge´rard Genettes Paratexts (1997), and the study shows how paratexts can be seen as strategies at the service of reception, strategies aiming to secure, as far as possible, readings that correspond with the intentions of author, illustrator and publisher. (Published: 30 December 2010) Citation: Nordic Journal of ChildLit Aesthetics, Vol. 1 , 2010 DOI: 10.3402/blft.v1i0.5856