@article{oai:ryujo.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000499, author = {村田, 康常 and Murata, Yasuto}, journal = {名古屋柳城女子大学研究紀要}, month = {Feb}, note = {In the history of modern picture books that surpasses 120 years, picture book research and picture book theories began in earnest only in the 1950s. Most of the 20th century picture book theories revolved around story picture books for children. There is a kind of metaphorical insight, which many of the theories have in common. It is the insight that little children enter the world of picture books.   The expression, “entering the world of picture books,” even if it is a metaphor, is often used by many picture book researchers. The premise of this metaphor is that the picture books have a world of their own. Picture books have the function of disclosing a microcosm, into which the young readers enter in a certain way.   The objective of this study is to decipher the structure of a picture book that evokes the work of imagination, as shown by this metaphor. In Chapter 1, we will consider the study of picture books, the methodological difficulties in discussing how children read picture books, and the setting of problems for the respective purpose. In Chapter 2, we examine the discussions of the German philosopher Walter Benjamin, who was the first person to elaborate upon the metaphor of children’s entering into the world of picture books. In Chapter 3, we will examine a picture book written by Marie Hall Ets, the representative artist of picture books in 20th century United States, to discuss the structure of picture books that invite young readers into its respective world, which is like an attractive microcosm, and lead them back to the actual world again. In the final chapter, a summary has been provided to bring to notice the possibilities and limitations of the metaphorical understanding that children will enter the world of picture books.}, pages = {117--146}, title = {迷宮としての絵本の世界―ベンヤミン、瀬田、松居に基づくエッツ『もりのなか』の論究―}, volume = {1}, year = {2021}, yomi = {ムラタ, ヤスト} }