(in Polish) Literature for Children and Teenagers 380-ERA-7GIA

obligatory courses

(in Polish) The course presents the development of literature for children and young people in historical and problematic perspectives (basic trends, conventions and topics). The starting point is the cultural image of childhood in Western European civilization. Next, the genesis of literature in Europe (beginning of the 18th century) is discussed. Subsequent meetings devoted to the world fairy tales (the fairy tale brothers Grimm, Andersen). The important phenomena of our time will be discussed (literary fashions, anti-pedagogical trends, horrors), trends in current literature for children. Aim of the course: -to enrich students’ knowledge about literature for children and teenager known around the world; - familiarize students with the most important issues related to the current social consciousness in contemporary literature and a book addressed to a young audience and its historical and cultural contexts; - to develop student’s skills of aesthetic books valuation.

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