Od sentymentu do wstrętu. Wspomnienia o dzieciństwie po 1989 roku
From Sentiment to Revulsion: Childhood Memories after 1989

Summary/Abstract: In the Romantic period, the myth of the paradisiacal and undefiled childhood was formed, which survived until the 20th century also in autobiographical writing. Gradually, however, critical testimonies connected with the experiences of World War II, especially the Holocaust, began to surface, followed by the current of memoirs of authors from the postwar generation, disillusioned with the communist reality. Another generational caesura was the martial law, with an ambivalent scale of feelings, reflected mainly in memoirs of today’s celebrities. However, the final blow to the romantic myth is being dealt by testimonies published today that areproving the sexual harassment of children by adults. And this is not the only evidence of adults’ cruelty.

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