I begynnelsen var treet. Økokritisk lesning av omformingen fra vedkubbe til gutt i fire illustrerte utgaver av Carlo Collodis Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino

Project summary

Supported by ecocritical and posthuman theory and characteristics of ‘the strange child’, this article examines how the illustrations in various editions of the Pinocchio story present the transformation from a piece of wood (nature) to boy (culture and nature). It also questions which conceptions of the relationships between plants, animals and humans the various representations may encourage.