Motyw brzozy w twórczości Juliusza Słowackiego

• Authors: Adamkowicz-Iglińska Bożena

Title variants

EN

The Birch Tree Motif in the Works of Juliusz Słowacki

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This article is devoted to the motif of birch trees in the works of Juliusz Słowacki. It presentsthe importance of trees in the poet’s writing. It draws attention to the relationship between the birchand the image of the grave, death and crying. It shows the musical qualities of birch trees. In Słowacki’sworks they are metamorphosing into “God’s harps.” Another important issue considered isspeaking nature. Birds, associated with the birch, are viewed as an important element of the landscape.The poet’s writing is dominated by the motif of nightingales singing on birch trees. The birch islinked primarily to the space of the cemetery and that of the forest.

Keywords

EN

Juliusz Słowacki; Ukraine; birch; trees; grave; tears

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Prace Literaturoznawcze
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 33-44

Contributors

author

Adamkowicz-Iglińska Bożena

Identifiers

DOI

DOI: 10.31648/pl.5013