Michael Ende’s parables about desires, imagination and boundaries. The School of Magic Cover Image

Michaela Endego przypowieści o pragnieniach, wyobraźni i granicach. Szkoła Czarów
Michael Ende’s parables about desires, imagination and boundaries. The School of Magic

Author(s): Anna Czabanowska-Wróbel
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, German Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: German literature; Michael Ende; parables;

Summary/Abstract: Michael Ende’s (1929–1995) collection The School of Magic and other stories (Die Zauberschule und andere Geschichten) was published for the first time in Polish in 2010. The book comprises nineteen pieces which differ as far as their genre and target reader are concerned. Ende’s poems and short stories form a multi-layered entity with a consistent message. The writer presents the value of imagination and creativity as well as the power of human desires and the necessity of limiting them.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 152-163
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish