Time Lost and Time Regained in Contemporary Children’s Literature

• Authors: Kalogirou Tzina
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Time and memory can mean very different things when discussed in philosophical and artistic terms. They are associated with the most common and, at the same time, the most intimate aspects of a human being, and they can take many forms: time can be mythic or secular, eternal or portioned in temporalities, while the broad range of memory can be found among different categories. However, both concepts are inevitably linked with artistic representation and with the power of human imagination to capture time and recreate memories via different means of artistic expression. This paper addresses evolving notions of time, particularly drawing upon the archetypal criticism and the distinction that has been utilized in the context of children’s literature between kairos (καιρός) and chronos (χρόνος) (Nikolajeva, 2000). Literature for children very often dwells on the mythic, circular, eternal time of kairos. Chronos, on the other hand, is linear, often conceived and experienced by humans in terms of suffering, loss, and death.

Keywords

EN

kairos; chronos; picturebook; memory; time

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Filoteknos
• Year: 2021
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 175-184

Dates

published

2021-11-30

Contributors

author

Kalogirou Tzina

• National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

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Identifiers

DOI

10.23817/filotek.11-12