Visions of heaven in children's tales, in stories for children and about children Cover Image

Obrazy nieba w opowieściach dzieci, dla dzieci i o dzieciach
Visions of heaven in children's tales, in stories for children and about children

Author(s): Dorota Kulczycka
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: heaven; transcendence; image; vision; story for children; tale of child; story about a child

Summary/Abstract: The author of this article signs the literary and movie works with the imagesof heaven. She writes about some examples of Polish and general, fictional anddocumentary literature. She is particularly interested in a motif of child as a character(hero), as a member of an audience or as a creator of the tales about heaven. The authorin her article emphasizes that sensitization of children to the heaven subject brings thetheological and psychological values. It inspires to better life; however for the terminallyill patients gives hope and consolation.

  • Issue Year: 14/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 65-84
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish
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