Motyw tańca w literaturze i malarstwie (w perspektywie kulturowej)

Abstract

The subject of consideration in this article is the presence of the motive of dance in different texts of culture. The author observes that dance is a frequent literary and visual motive. As the school interpretation of texts is placed in the wide cultural perspective, the author provides information on the history of dance, its position in the semiotic theory of culture, its functions and types, and pays special attention to the ritual character of dancing, which is also inscribed in the problem of regional education. Lastly, selected Polish textbooks for the lower and upper secondary school are analysed with respect to the presence of references to the art of dance.