[Cyrillo-Methodian Tradition in Literature for Children and Young Adults in the Pre-artistic Period (Čítanka, Národnie spievanky, Slovenská čítanka)]

Abstract: The study focuses on the Cyrillo-Methodian references in literature for children and young adults of the pre-artistic period. The works are studied within the context of (non-intentional → intentional) literature for children and young adults which are part of Enlightenment educational literature and literature of the Matica Slovenská period, seeking the thematic connections with the life and work of missionaries Cyril and Methodius and finding out how the editors of the works connected the texts with the Great Moravian period (for example in note-taking apparatus). The most important works of Enlightenment educational literature are studied (Čítanka, Národnie spievanky by Ján Kollár) and literature for children and young adults of the Matica Slovenská period (Slovenská čítanka by Emil Černý). Literature for children and young adult of the Štúr period is also considered, since according to O. Sliacky (2013), the members of the Štúr’s circle authorized Emil Černý to arrange a literary anthology which contained literary texts from the Romantic period.

Authors: Petríková, Martina

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2021.14.1.113-122

Publication order reference: PaedDr. Martina Petríková, PhD.; Slovak Literature and Literary Studies, Institute of Slovak and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Presov, Ul. 17. novembra č. 1, Prešov 080 01, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2021, vol.: 14, issue: 1, pages: 113-122 (PDF file)

Keywords: CYRILLO-METHODIAN TRADITION, LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE PREARTISTIC PERIOD, ČÍTANKA, NÁRODNIE SPIEVANKY, SLOVENSKÁ ČÍTANKA

Language: SLOVAK