Is Romanticism Still Topical? Discussion of the Tradition at School Cover Image

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Is Romanticism Still Topical? Discussion of the Tradition at School

Author(s): Małgorzata Antuszewicz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Education, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, School education, Philology, Pedagogy
Published by: Wydział Filologiczny Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Keywords: Romantic literature; literary tradition; didactic of literature; national identity

Summary/Abstract: I argue for amazing values of the tradition of romanticism. I pay attention to connections between this tradition and the present. I write about necessary changes in reading romantic literature at school. In my point of view the most important is not to talk only about national values. It is really necessary in Poland. We must not continue to think that patriotism means only fighting with other people. Forming students’ national identity is one of the main duties at school but the romantic way of understanding patriotism has to be changed. It is very dangerous in our century. Many researchers also write about it. It is a very important problem of literary studies. I also present suggestions to work with Reduta Ordona in primary school and in junior high school. There are different ideas presented in methodical literature as well as my own suggestions.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 41-54
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish