Abstract

CHAVES, Iduina Mont’Alverne. Imaginário e literatura infantil. Educação. Santa Maria [online]. 2009, vol.34, n.03, pp.513-528. ISSN 1984-6444.

The text presents a history of literature in Brazil with emphasis on the imaginary evoked from the literary texts produced since the fifteenth century until today, that may be, in general, thus described: (a) in the sixteenth century, the paradise/ fascination image of yhe new; (b) in the seventeenth century, the game of appearances; (c) the eighteenth century, the idea of independence, and, (d) in the nineteenth century, the radiography of the human soul. Then, the article highlights the greatest and expressive writers of Children´s Literature in the country, coming to the discussion on the experiences developed in Brazilian schools with books of children´s literature. In summary, it shows that the literary text must be seen as an encounter between the reader and the characters and allowing interpretations and developments of ideas and feelings. It strengthens further, children´s literature as a bridge linking letters to the direction, analysis, interpretation, reality, dream, and to the imagination.

Keywords : Imaginary; Children´s Literature; Symbols.

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