The Importance of Being Present: A Comparative Reading of Montaigne, Baudelaire, Canetti and Desnica

• Authors: Snežana Kalinić
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Even though they are different in many ways, Montaigne’s essay “Of Experience”, Baudelaire’s poem “The Clock”, Canetti’s play The Numbered, and Desnica’s novel The Springtimes of Ivan Galeb share a common trait. They all highlight the importance of now. This comparative study analyses various ways in which they depict the present time and demonstrate how the past and the future can disable mindful living in the present.

Keywords

EN

time; life; death; Desnica; Montaigne; Canetti; Baudelaire; carpe diem

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 16
• Pages: 123-142

Dates

published

2019-08-14

Contributors

author

Snežana Kalinić

Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/pss.2019.16.7