The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories by Rodari, Gianni

The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories

From the father of modernItalian children's literature, a guide to fairytales and folk tales and theirgreat advantages...
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Author: Gianni Rodari
Format: Board Book
Language: English
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The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories by Rodari, Gianni

The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories

¥6,358

The Grammar of Fantasy: An Introduction to the Art of Inventing Stories

¥6,358
Author: Gianni Rodari
Format: Board Book
Language: English

From the father of modern
Italian children's literature, a guide to fairytales and folk tales and their
great advantages in teaching creative storytelling.

A groundbreaking pedagogical work that is also a
handbook for writers of all ages and kinds, The Grammar of
Fantasy
gives each of us a playful, practical path to finding our own
voice through the power of storytelling. Full of ideas, glosses on fairytales,
stories, and wide-ranging activities, including the fantastic binomial, this
book changed how creative arts were taught in Italian schools.

Gianni Rodari is widely regarded as the father
of modern Italian children's literature, but he is also remembered for his
visionary pedagogy, and it is these two fields he combines in this revolutionary
essay collection. Translated into English by acclaimed children's historian
Jack Zipes and illustrated for the first time ever by Matthew Forsythe, this
edition of The Grammar of Fantasy is one to live with and
return to for its humor, intelligence, and truly deep understanding of
children.

As translator and esteemed fairytale scholar
Jack Zipes puts it, "Rodari grasped children's need to play with life's rules
by using the grammar of their own imaginations. They must be encouraged to
question, challenge, destroy, mock, eliminate, generate, and reproduce their
own language and meanings through stories that will enable them to narrate
their own lives."

"I
hope this small book," writes Rodari, "can be useful for all those people who
believe it is necessary for the imagination to have a place in education; for
all those who trust in the creativity of children; and for all those who know
the liberating value of the word."

Author: Gianni Rodari
Publisher: Enchanted Lion
Published: 08/27/2024
Pages: 148
Binding Type: Board Book
ISBN: 9781592703050

About the Author
Gianni Rodari is widely considered the father of modern Italian children's literature. In 1960, he collaborated with the Education Cooperation Movement to develop exercises to encourage children's creative and critical thinking abilities. The recipient of the prestigious Andersen Prize in recognition of his contribution to children's literature, he was also one of Italy's most important educators and an activist who understood the liberating power of the imagination. Jack Zipes is a renowned children's historian and folklorist who has written, translated, and edited dozens of books on fairy tales (Breaking the Magic Spell, The Irresistible Fairy Tale, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm). He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. Matthew Forsythe is the award-winning author-illustrator of picture books Pokko and the Drum, Mina, and The Golden Leaf. He was also lead designer on Cartoon Network's Adventure Time and production designer of the Oscar-nominated short film Robin Robin.

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