POMALOSŤOU K PRÍRODE: FEDOR MATEJOV A EKOSENZITÍVNE ČÍTANIE

• Authors: Pavlov Martin

Title variants

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Through slowness to nature: Fedor Matejov and eco-sensitive reading

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The article analyses the interpretative strategies of the literary scholar Fedor Matejov focusing on their affinities with ecocriticism. Although he did not explicitly draw on eco-critical approaches, in his interpretations of poetry – especially in his interpretations of the work of Ivan Laučík – he paid close attention to the ecological layer of the text. The key lies in his method of slow, reflective reading (lektúra), which enables him to uncover nature not only as a theme, but also as a fundamental structural principle of poetics – shaping aspects such as genre, composition, the lyrical subject, and even the ethical dimension of the text itself. The study traces the way Matejov applies analytical tools, among them the optics of eco-philosophy, to reconstruct layers of meaning, showing that his approach shares many features with the concept of “eco-sensitive reading.” Following the European framework of ecocriticism (Jarosław Woźniak, Wojciech Małecki), one can understand Matejov’s interpretive strategies of as part of a broader eco-critical discourse. His readings represent a significant contribution to contemporary eco-critical thinking about literature in the Central European space.

Keywords

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NATURE; EUROPEAN ECOCRITICISM; SLOW READING; IVAN LAUČÍK; FEDOR MATEJOV

• Publisher: Institute of Slovak Literature, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenská literatúra (Slovak Literature)
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 72
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 206 - 222

Contributors

author

Pavlov Martin

• Ústav slovenskej literatúry SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 841 05 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5214-9173

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/slovlit.2025.72.3.4