UNWANTED HUMOR. MICKIEWICZ'S EARLY WRITINGS AS SEEN BY HIS PAST RESEARCHERS (Humor niechciany. Wczesna twórczosc Mickiewicza w ujeciu dawnych badaczy)

• Authors: Krassowska Patrycja
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Mickiewicz's satirical and humorous inclinations were observed from his childhood, and the poet could develop them superbly among the Philomates. The poet's juvenilia failed to meet a favorable reception by the literary historians. The richness of Philomates Archive disclosed at the beginning of 20th century, and primarily translation of Voltaire, questioned many theses present in the poet's 19th century monographs and biographies. The researchers were astonished and disappointed at the triviality of Mickiewicz's first literary pieces. 'Serious' productions rather than 'iambs' and texts 'a la Voltaire' whose young author was to reveal the makings of the inspired poet were expected; thus the role of laughter in those poetic exercises was often disregarded and shamefully passed over with silence. Inappropriateness of Mickiewicz's unseriousness in the eyes of many critics is also supported by long-lasting struggles with the interpretation of 'Zima Miejska' (Winter in the City).

Keywords

EN

MICKIEWICZ ADAM - 'ZIMA MIEJSKA'

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Instytut Badań Literackich PAN
• Journal: Pamiętnik Literacki
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 100
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 27-47
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Krassowska Patrycja

• Patrycja Krassowska, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, ul. H. Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznan, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA061022