Joachim Heinrich Campe’s ‘Winterlied’ und A. S. Shishkov’s “Little Nikolai Praise for the Winter’s Merry Time”: First Canonical Poetic Text for Children

Abstract

Valentin Golovin, Oleg Nikolaev in “Joachim Heinrich Campe’s  ‘Winterlied’ und A. S. Shishkov’s “Little Nikolai Praise for the Winter’s Merry Time”: First Canonical Poetic Text for Children” analyzes the formation of the poetic canon in works for children. They provide thorough analyses of various sources that have influenced Shishkov’s work. Extensive historical and cultural commentary is offered in order to establish innovative techniques employed by A. Shishkov. Among them are the depiction of a mischievous boy as a positive character, the use of mnemonic experience, diverse forms in the depiction of the celebratory crowd, and many other novel features that come to the forefront in this poem.

Keywords: Шишков А. С., «Николашина похвала зимним уте­хам», Kinderbibliothek I. H. Kampe, Kleine Kinderbibliothek, Overbek, Winterlied, formation of the canon, A. Remizov, festive topoi, play, mnemonics