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Record Nr.

UNINA9910547695003321

Autore

Junkiert Maciej

Titolo

Cyprian Norwid and the history of Greece / / Maciej Junkiert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bern, : Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group, 2020

New York : , : Peter Lang, , 2020

ISBN

3-631-83079-3

3-631-83078-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Warsaw studies in classical literature and culture

Disciplina

891.8516

Soggetti

Hellenism in literature

Literary criticism

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Greece In literature

Greece

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Ancient Greek history holds a special place in the works of many 19th-c. writers. The same goes for Cyprian Norwid, one of the most eminent poets in the history of Polish literature, a thinker, and an artist. This book scrutinizes Norwid’s fascination with Greek history and culture, especially his peculiar synthesis of Greek thought and Christianity. It focuses on the key themes of the relationship of Platonism with early Christian writings and their presence in Norwid’s contemporary culture, the opposition of memory and history in 19th-c. literature and social life, and the image of the artist and its influence on social life in modern everyday. The book analyzes Norwid’s oeuvre in a broad comparison with representatives of French, German, and British literature and the humanities.