A Projecting Interpretation. Prus’s Reading of Mickiewicz’s Zdania i uwagi
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aphorism, mystic, positivism, realism, re-interpretationAbstract
The article focuses on the interpretation of selected aphorisms of the Romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855) made by Bolesław Prus (1847–1912), a prose writer and representative of realism in Polish post-Romantic literature. Prus interpreted religious, sometimes almost mystical, aphorisms as commendation of hard work, activism, and as a manifesto of practical ethics. Inspired by the mystical thoughts of Angelus Silesius, Jacob Boehme and Saint-Martin, Mickiewicz’s aphorisms are perceived as exceptionally ambiguous. Prus, however, projected his own literary and philosophical mindset onto the micro-texts of the Romantic poet, and as a consequence oversimplified their meaning. What he did is here called a projecting interpretation.Downloads
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2021-06-06
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Ławski, J. (2021). A Projecting Interpretation. Prus’s Reading of Mickiewicz’s Zdania i uwagi. Tematy I Konteksty, 9(4), 432–444. Retrieved from https://journals.ur.edu.pl/tematyikonteksty/article/view/2129
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