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Marciniak, K. (red.). (2020). Chasing mythical beasts: The reception of ancient monsters in children’s and young adults’ culture. Universitätsverlag Winter.


Abstrakt

Celem artykułu jest krytyczna prezentacja zawartości tomu zbiorowego Chasing Mythical Beasts: The Reception of Ancient Monsters in Children’s and Young Adults’ Culture pod redakcją Katarzyny Marciniak (2020) oraz zaproponowanie ram interpretacyjnych dla powracającego zjawiska pojawiania się mitycznych bestii w literaturze i innych mediach dla dzieci i młodzieży. Słynne mityczne potwory – Minotaur, Meduza, Pegaz, centaury, syreny – powracają w swej pierwotnej postaci lub w innych wersjach w wielu opowieściach, stając się nośnikiem krytycznej refleksji na różne tematy, takie jak spotkanie z Innym, dojrzewanie, kobieca siła, totalitaryzm, dylematy etyczne czy relacje międzyludzkie, by wymienić tylko niektóre z nich. Upowszechnienie się potworów w niemal wszystkich dziedzinach kultury podkreśla ich uniwersalność, rozpoznawalność, popularność i elastyczność w dopasowywaniu się do wymagań i priorytetów wszystkich czasów i przestrzeni. Ich potencjał, niewyczerpany, pozostaje do dalszego zbadania.

Słowa kluczowe

kultura dziecięca i młodzieżowa; studia nad recepcją antyku; mitologia grecko-rzymska; interdyscyplinarność; przecięcia międzykulturowe; Katarzyna Marciniak; mityczne bestie

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Opublikowane : 2021-12-31


Moula, E. (2021). Kalejdoskop mitycznych bestii ponad czasem i przestrzenią. Klucze do zrozumienia siebie i kultury. Dzieciństwo. Literatura I Kultura, 3(2), 150-165. https://doi.org/10.32798/dlk.769

Evangelia Moula  moula.evangelia@ac.eap.gr
Helleński Uniwersytet Otwarty  Grecja
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9694-4924

Evangelia Moula – dr, badaczka podoktorska, pracuje w szkolnictwie średnim i wykłada na Helleńskim Uniwersytecie Otwartym (Grecja). Jej zainteresowania naukowe obejmuję literaturę dziecięcą, kulturę cyfrową oraz krytyczną alfabetyzację w edukacji. Kontakt: moula.evangelia@ac.eap.gr.






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