Youth literature reading and storytelling

Abstract

ABSTRACT Purpose: The aim of the study is to update the definition of Slovenian children’s literature from the perspective of literary criticism, audiences and reception. The paper researches the adult’s literature and characters which have become a part of the children’s literature canon. Methodology/approach: The method of textual analysis, the analytical-descriptive research method, and data processing based on the text analysis were used. Results: The survey results in a new definition of the youth literature from the perspective of literary studies, the addressee and the purpose. Research limitation: The study focused on the most representative texts and authors, and international and Slovenian literature, which have become a part of the youth literature canon. Originality/practical implications: The study is based on a diachronic and synchronic analysis of various readings (for adults and children) of literary texts when the text and / characters of inter/national adult’s literature canon have become a part of the youth reading.

Keywords

• children’s literature
• adult’s literature
• children’s reading
• adult’s reading
• dual audiences