PROJECTIONS OF SPACE AND TIME SPECIFIC TO THE INFANTILE IMAGINARY. SYMBOL, SIGN AND MEANING IN „CARTEA CU APOLODOR” [THE BOOK WITH APOLLODORUS] BY GELLU NAUM Cover Image

PROIECȚII ALE SPAȚIULUI ȘI TIMPULUI SPECIFICE IMAGINARULUI INFANTIL. SIMBOL, SEMN ȘI SEMNIFICAȚIE ÎN „CARTEA CU APOLODOR” DE GELLU NAUM
PROJECTIONS OF SPACE AND TIME SPECIFIC TO THE INFANTILE IMAGINARY. SYMBOL, SIGN AND MEANING IN „CARTEA CU APOLODOR” [THE BOOK WITH APOLLODORUS] BY GELLU NAUM

Author(s): Laura Dorina Nistor
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature, Romanian Literature
Published by: Universitatea »1 Decembrie 1918« Alba Iulia
Keywords: imaginary; chronotope; symbol; sign; significance; childish; ludic;

Summary/Abstract: The hereby paper proposes the analysis of Gellu Naum's poetry, "The Book of Apollodorus", following a series of theories and concepts that refer to the imaginary, symbol, sign, significance, space or time. Our intent is to enter the world of small beings, where the projection of space and time, ludic identity, the importance of play and the adventure of knowledge are specific to the children's universe. Children's literature has a deep symbolic meaning, and the imaginary is a possibility to mimic the concrete world, deeply marking our connections with the unknown, with time and space. Built on the principle of simplicity, children’s literature makes all feats seem so easy. We will follow the adventure of the hero Apollodorus who sets out on the journey of self-knowledge. Our attempt is to decode the signs of the seen and unseen world that constitutes the existential universe in Gellu Naum's poetry. The analys is will focus on the mythical and symbolic background, thus validating the poetry from a hermeneutical point of view.

  • Issue Year: 23/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 132-139
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian