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Prosochê and the Transformation of the Self in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Poetry

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Ruszkiewicz D.

Perspektywy Kultury

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2024

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vol. 45

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issue 2

169-180

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Tematem niniejszego artykułu jest pojęcie prosochê, definiowane jako skupienie się na chwili obecnej, w poezji Geoffreya Chaucera. Mimo iż sam termin grecki nie pojawia się w utworach Chaucera, to idea uważnej refleksji nad samym sobą, innymi oraz kosmosem jest mocno zaakcentowana przez angielskiego poetę, szczególnie w jego poezji dworskiej, która przedstawia postaci pogrążone w apatii oraz potrzebujące wewnętrznej przemiany. Poeta podkreśla transformacyjną moc uwagi poprzez wezwanie do przebudzenia, którego przykłady zostaną omówione w niniejszym artykule na podstawie dwóch utworów: Księga księżnej oraz Troilus i Criseyda. To, w jaki sposób poeta traktuje temat prosochê, świadczy o jego twórczym podejściu do źródeł, jak również o wrażliwości moralnej i filozoficznej refleksji.

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The article deals with the concept of prosochê, defined as concentration on the present moment, in Geoffrey Chaucer’s poetry. Even though the Greek term never appears in Chaucer’s poetry, the idea of attentive reflection on the self, others, and the cosmos is often articulated by the poet, especially in his courtly poetry, which construes individuals as steeped in apathy and in need of inner transformation. The poet underlines the transformative power of attention through a call to wake up, examples of which will be examined in this article, based on two poems: The Book of the Duchess and Troilus and Criseyde. It will be shown that Chaucer’s engagement with the concept of prosochê is testament to the poet’s creativity while handling his sources as well as to his moral sensitivity and philosophical reflection.

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On Some Early Translations at the Beginnings of English Technical Writing

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DOBOS D.

Stylistyka

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2008

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vol. 17

227-234

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A series o f well-known histories and bibliographies o f technical writings in English begin from the premise that start with A Treatise on the Astrolabe by the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Nevertheless, it can be shown that there is a notable tradition o f practical technical writings - translations and adaptations o f Latin and Arabic sources - both in Old and Middle English, which pre-date or are contemporary with Chaucer’s. A number o f their characteristics, especially structural, seem to anticipate similar traits o f contemporary scientific and technical discourse.

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Pandarus Quotes Ovid in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Book One of Troilus and Criseyde

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Bobrowski A.

Symbolae Philologorum Posnaniensium Graecae et Latinae

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2019

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vol. 29

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issue 2

71-83

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The medieval epic poem Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer describes the history of unhappy love with the Trojan War in the background. The story is constructed in the convention of courtly love, and the author draws abundantly from a range of plot motifs preserved in the ancient literary tradition. The article discusses the way of intertextual use of Ovid’s Heroides 5 in the course of events told in Book One of the poem.

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Prosochê and the Transformation of the Self in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Poetry

On Some Early Translations at the Beginnings of English Technical Writing

Pandarus Quotes Ovid in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Book One of Troilus and Criseyde