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Author And Illustrator Maurice Sendak Is Best Known For Where The Wild Things Are, A Controversial Work When It First Appeared That Has Since Become A Venerated Classic. Sendak Has Continued To Write Acclaimed Children's Books, Including Higgelty Piggelty Pop, Juniper, Dear Mili, And In The Night Kitchen, But Has Also Branched Out Into Other Artistic Endeavors, Including Opera And Film. He Is The First American Illustrator To Win The Hans Christian Andersen Medal. His Influence On Children's Literature Has Been Immense, Both In His Challenge To The Conventionality Of So Much Children's Literature, To His Introduction Of Visceral, Chaotic Imagery Evocative Of The Sometimes Scary Aspects Of Children's Inner Lives. His Attention To The Total Effect Of Bookmaking Has Set A New Production Standard For Illustrated Children's Books. This Book Considers The Full Range Of Sendak's Work, Giving Special Attention To The Unity Of His Artistic Achievement, Exploring The Parallels Between The Visual Language Of His Illustrations And The Rhythms And Themes Of His Prose. Sonheim's Study Is The First To Examine The Linguistic And Artistic Structure Of Sendak's Work From Both A Literary And Visual P

Author

Sonheim, Amy

Publisher

New York: Twayne ; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780805776287

Subjects

Crafts & Hobbies, History, Literary Fiction