Motyw urody kobiecej w utworze „Obraz panej krásnej perem malovaný, která má v Trnave svoje prebývání” Štefana Ferdinanda Seleckiego

• Authors: Monika Sagało

Title variants

EN

The Motif of Feminine Beauty in the Work “Obraz panej krásnej perem malovaný, která má v Trnave svoje prebývání” by Štefan Ferdinand Selecki

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article discusses the description of feminine beauty in the Slovak baroque love poem Obraz panej krásnej perem malovaný, která má v Trnave svoje prebývání by Štefan Ferdinand Selecki. The author points to the essential function of feminine figures from the Age of Antiquity (Mary Magdalene, Judith, Diana, Terpsichore, Sibyl, Lucretia, and Helen). The poet invokesthem to construct the main female character. The analysis considers the selection of figures and their features, which collaborate ideally to portray the “lady of Trnava”. The stunning physical beauty of the Slovak aristocrat corresponds with inner grace, virtue and purity.

Keywords

EN

Slovak literature; baroque; love poetry; poetic description

• Journal: Białostockie Studia Literaturoznawcze
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 13
• Pages: 249-261

Dates

published

2018-12-20

Contributors

author

Monika Sagało

• Uniwersytet Jagielloński Wydział Filologiczny

Identifiers

DOI

10.15290/bsl.2018.13.17