SLIKA SLOVENSKOG JADRANA I JADRANSKE OBALE U POLJSKOJ PROZI ZA DECU

The Slavic coast of the Adriatic Sea is one of the most popular holiday destinations for Poles. Their traces can be found in many texts, not only travel prose, journals and diaries, but also in novels. The first accounts of travels along the Adriatic coast were written in the first half of the 19th century. Their impressions and memories were recorded by, among others, Jesuits, diplomats, scientists, and writers. Their accounts have often become the subject of research by Polish researchers. However, no one has yet investigated what Polish literature for children and young people says about this region. The aim of the article is to present the image of the Slavic Adriatic coast contained in three adventure and travel novels — Piraci z Wysp Śpiewających by Adam Bahdaj, Podwodny świat Dzikiej Mrówki by Andrzej Perepeczko, and Patka i Pepe. Tajemnica Meduzy by Agata Szczepańska. The first of them was published in 1966, the second in 1983, and the third in 2013. During the analysis, attention was paid to the ways of presenting space, the similarities and differences visible in the works, and the motifs and stereotypes present in the books. The author also showed how the image of the Slavic Adriatic coast changed over time.