Milestones in the History of Polish Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Leśmian − Korczak – Brzechwa Cover Image

Kamienie milowe w dziejach polskiej literatury dziecięcej i młodzieżowej. Leśmian − Korczak – Brzechwa
Milestones in the History of Polish Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Leśmian − Korczak – Brzechwa

Author(s): Weronika Kostecka, Grzegorz Leszczyński, Maciej Skowera
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Bolesław Leśmian; Jan Brzechwa; Janusz Korczak; milestones; modernity; Polish children’s and young adult literature; Bolesław Leśmian; Jan Brzechwa; Janusz Korczak; kamienie milowe; nowoczesność

Summary/Abstract: The authors of the article explore the concept of milestones in the research on the development of Polish children’s and young adult literature which has been derived from international, mainly English-language studies. This concept is given consideration with regard to prose and in the context of modernity understood as a cultural formation. The literary works which in the first half of the 20th century revealed a breakthrough character are exemplified by Przygody Sindbada Żeglarza [The Adventures of Sindbad the Sailor] and Klechdy sezamowe [Sesame Tales] by Bolesław Leśmian (both published in 1913), the King Matt duology (1923), Kiedy znów będę mały [When I Am Little Again] (1925), and Kajtuś czarodziej [Kaytek the Wizard] (1934) by Janusz Korczak and Akademia Pana Kleksa [Professor Inkblot’s Academy of Wonders] (1946) by Jan Brzechwa. The authors discuss the novelty of these works in terms of their content and form as well as their influence on the development of Polish children’s and young adult literature.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 11 (14)
  • Page Range: 203-222
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish