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Aleksandra Witkowska (Danecka)

Orpheus and Eurydice [Orfeusz i Eurydyka]

Based on: Katarzyna Marciniak, Elżbieta Olechowska, Joanna Kłos, Michał Kucharski (eds.), Polish Literature for Children & Young Adults Inspired by Classical Antiquity: A Catalogue, Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, Warsaw: University of Warsaw, 2013, 444 pp.Orpheus, a famous ancient poet and musician from Thrace, was given the lyre by Apollo himself who made him a master of the arts of music and poetry. The beauty of Orpheus’ wife – the nymph Eurydice, turned out to be t(...)

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YEAR: 1988

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Apollo Aristaeus Calliope Cerberus Charon Eurydice Hades Orpheus Persephone Sisyphus Tantalus Thrace Underworld

Hanna Czajkowska, Zuzanna Szymczyk

Teddy Bear’s Zoo. Goose [Misiowe zoo. Gęś]

The Misiowe zoo booklets were part of a collection prepared by the editors as both an activity and a reading of an illustrated text: children could cut out the inserts, fold them to form a mini-booklet, read, reread and collect. The Miś’s collection was not limited to the “zoo” theme, but consisted of various booklets on topics that are important to children, usually concerning the world around them. Among them were such topics as “encyclopaedia”, and “f(...)

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YEAR: 1988

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Capitoline Geese Capitoline Hill Rome

Małgorzata Karkowska , Monika Warneńska

We’ll Meet on Atlantis [Spotkamy się na Atlantydzie]

Based on: Katarzyna Marciniak, Elżbieta Olechowska, Joanna Kłos, Michał Kucharski (eds.), Polish Literature for Children & Young Adults Inspired by Classical Antiquity: A Catalogue (accessed: June 11, 2021), Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, Warsaw: University of Warsaw, 2013, 444 pp., section by Helena Płotek, pp. 406–407.The story begins when the young protagonist Alekos Dragumis is travelling to Greece by train. He is the son of a deceased Greek father and a Polish moth(...)

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YEAR: 1988

COUNTRY: Poland

TAGS: Achilles Acropolis Archaeology Architecture Ariadne's Thread Athens Atlantis Faras Greece Greek Art Greek History Homer Nike Zeus