The Young Generation in the Literature of Their Peers

• Authors: Lucyna Stetkiewicz

Abstracts

EN

Literature is a social fact and as such it can be one of the ways to interpret social reality. Therefore, the literature published after the year 2000, with reference to sociological studies on young generation, is found to be an interesting source of knowledge on behavior, attitudes and values presented by young Poles. The article as a contribution to the discussion on the role of literature as “the mirror” of social life is limited to young people as observers (the youngest generation of Polish writers) and as the observed (experiences and problems of young Poles at the beginning of the 21st century). Its introductory part deals with the problem of perception of social life from the angle of literature, and refers to the concept of the considered generation in sociological literature. Its main part presents the sketch for the portrait of fictional young Poles, their lifestyle and values based on the literary fiction. At the same time, this artistic image is compared to the existing sociological data. The use of the latter is subject to the problem key applied in the analysis of the selected novels.

Keywords

EN

sociology in literature; generation; identity; values; rebellion

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Kultura i Edukacja
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 5(98)
• Pages: 64-91

Dates

published

2013

Contributors

author

Lucyna Stetkiewicz

• Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/kie.2013.05.03

Biblioteka Nauki

25740208