Na tropie Sąpierza… – lekcje myślenia Naturą z Katarzyną Puzyńską i Julią Hartwig
On the trail of Sąpierz… – Nature thinking lessons with Katarzyna Puzyńska and Julia Hartwig

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the interpretation of Katarzyna Puzyńska’s novel Sąpierz with the application of the instruments of ecocriticism. The author explores the transgressive nature of fantasy, focusing on genre syncretism, linguistic stereotyping, linguistic ecology, and the degradation and reinterpretation of the Magna Mater topos (eco-feminism). The basic issue is how to approach humanistic reflection on the place of man in nature and its impact on the ecosystem. The text signals the relationship between the narrative and the construction of the world presented and consumerism, the Anthropocene and global warming. The specificity of the Slavic fantasy leads us to think about the role of the Slavic mythology in the creation of a literary vision of Nature. It seems indispensable to recall the mythological criticism and phenomenological writings of Gaston Bachelard. The author postulates the use of the discussed text in school practice in clash with Julia Hartwig’s poems. The proposed teaching aids include: a work sheet – a scheme of a magic fairy tale, a task devoted to stereotyping and Slavic pseudo(etymologies) and the text of an ecological song. The assignments combine literary tradition with the formation of competences related to critical reading of pop culture texts in the service of building an attitude of empathy and respect for the non-human world.

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