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2021
The Portrayal of Heroes in Children´s Literature
LATONOVÁ, Veronika
Basic information
Original name
The Portrayal of Heroes in Children´s Literature
Authors
LATONOVÁ, Veronika (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
1. vyd. Opava, Twenty-First Century Perspectives on Text Analysis/Perspektiven der Textanalyse im 21. Jahrhundert, p. 43-54, 12 pp. 2021
Publisher
Slezská univerzita v Opavě
Other information
Type of outcome
Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study
60206 Specific literatures
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form
printed version "print"
RIV identification code
RIV/47813059:19240/21:A0000929
Organization unit
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Keywords in English
heroes; children’s literature; fantasy; monomyth; Coraline; Bridge to Terabithia
V originále
This paper deals with the portrayal of heroes in children’s literature. Firstly, the concept of heroism is briefly introduced with its role in children’s literature. Then the focus is placed on individual protagonists from novels Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson and Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and their analysis in the context of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth. Finally, it compares both presented protagonists with a focus on the difference between the 20th century and 21st-century portrayal of heroism.
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