scholarly journals „Listka jednego, ni ząbeczka w liściu”. Norwid – poza romantyzmem

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 Specjalny ◽  
pp. 127-168
Author(s):  
Piotr Chlebowski
Keyword(s):  
Christian Tradition ◽  
German Philosophy ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Romantic Movement ◽  
History Of ◽  
Lyrical Subject ◽  
Original Phenomenon ◽  
History Of Literature ◽  
Original Concept

The article polemicizes with those findings in the history of literature that situate Norwid’s output within the Romantic movement, especially conclusions drawn by Zofia Stefanowska, Zofia Trojanowiczowaand Edward Kasperski, but also certain ideas developed by Rev. Antoni Dunajski, who argues that the poet’s historiosophic reflection is rooted in Hegelian dialectics (or German philosophy in general), seasoned with the Christian tradition and readings from the Bible. The authoremphasizes certain properties of Norwid’s poetics: an original concept of the protagonist, a personalist concept of history, irony, and the development of both the lyrical subject and the virtual lyrical audience, which all decidedly confirm that the poet functioned outside the said literary and ideological movement. These claims are also informed by the idea that even though Norwid operated beyond the Romantic convention, he would not embrace some other, existing trend (e.g. positivism or Parnassianism), or already represent one from the future (e.g. modernism). Instead, as a pre-modernist and precursor of contemporary lyricism, or a symbolist, he foreshadowed future literary movements. Accordingly, the article claims that Norwid’s work constitutes a separate and original phenomenon, at least in Polish literature.

scholarly journals Towards a Theological Overcoming of Anthropocentrism. The Vegetarian Choice

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Paolo Trianni ◽  
Sara Sgarlata
Keyword(s):  
Thomas Aquinas ◽  
New Method ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Sacred Scripture ◽  
History Of ◽  
Christian Thought ◽  
Contrary Evidence ◽  
Supportive Argument

The article intends to demonstrate that a theology of vegetarianism is possible, despite some contrary evidence present in the biblical texts. Like other theologies dealing with issues not directly voiced in the Bible, it becomes possible to interpret the biblical statements in a new way, on the bases of a specific methodology. As a result, an objective comprehension will go back inductively to Sacred Scripture. The article advocates for applying this new method as well as for introducing its ethical implications into the Christian tradition. An additional supportive argument in favour of establishing the new understanding can be found in the history of the Roman Church, besides the consolidated custom of carnivorous nutrition: there has been no shortage of positions in favour of vegetarian asceticism. This stance was also represented by Thomas Aquinas. By valorizing classic Christian authors in favour of vegetarianism (starting with Jerome), the inauguration of the theology of vegetarianism becomes legitimised. Such an inauguration would reorient Christian thought toward reconsidering cosmology, ecology and topical contemporary issues such as anthropocentrism and speciesism.

scholarly journals WILLIAM BLAKE- AN ENLIGHTENED VISIONARY

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3SE) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Manisha Mathur
Keyword(s):  
Twelfth Century ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Church Of England ◽  
William Blake ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Romantic Movement ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Regard ◽  
The Church

William Blake an English painter poet and printmaker is considered as a seminal figure in the history of poetry and visual arts of the Romantic age. In the realm of imaginative painting Blake stands quite alone, and to find any real parallel to this extraordinary man of genius one must go back to the illuminators and sculptors of the twelfth century. Born out of time, with no tradition of imaginative painting to guide him, the intense flame if his genius burns fitfully blazing with an unbearable brilliance. Blake, for his idiosyncratic views is held in high regard by critics for his expressiveness and creativity, and for the philosophical and mystical undercurrents within his work. His paintings and poetry have been characterized as part of the Romantic movement are Pre-Romantic for its large appearance in the 18th C. Reverent of the bible but hostile to the Church of England, Blake was influenced by the ideals and ambitions of the French and American Revolutions.

scholarly journals Towards Social History of Literature. Book Review: Paweł Tomczok (2018). "Literacki kapitalizm. Obrazy abstrakcji ekonomicznych w literaturze polskiej drugiej połowy XIX wieku". Katowice: Wydawnictwo UŚ

2019 ◽  
pp. 366-372
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Roman-Rawska
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
Theoretical Part ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Literature ◽  
The 19Th Century

Towards Social History of Literature. Book Review: Paweł Tomczok (2018). Literacki kapitalizm. Obrazy abstrakcji ekonomicznych w literaturze polskiej drugiej połowy XIX wieku. Katowice: Wydawnictwo UŚThe article is a critical review of Paweł Tomczok's book Literary Capitalism: Images of Economic Abstractions in Polish Literature of the Second Half of the 19th Century (2018). It focuses primarily on the theoretical part of the monograph, analyzing the empirical part to a lesser extent. The article situates Tomczok's book in the area of social history of literature. W kierunku społecznej historii literatury. Recenzja monografii Pawła Tomczoka pt. Literacki kapitalizm. Obrazy abstrakcji ekonomicznych w literaturze polskiej drugiej połowy XIX wieku. Katowice: Wydawnictwo UŚ Artykuł jest krytycznym esejem recenzyjnym książki Pawła Tomczoka Literacki kapitalizm. Obrazy abstrakcji ekonomicznych w literaturze polskiej drugiej połowy XIX wieku. Skupia się przede wszystkim na części teoretycznej monografii, w mniejszym stopniu analizuje zaś część empiryczną. Artykuł umiejscawia książkę Tomczoka w obszarze społecznej historii literatury.

scholarly journals Mapowanie kanonu. Literatura polska w perspektywie światowej

2021 ◽  
pp. 395-413
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Mikołajczak
Keyword(s):  
World Literature ◽  
World History ◽  
Research Proposal ◽  
Traditional Model ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
Global Context ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Concept ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Literature

The article discusses the research proposal presented in Światowa historia literatury polskiej. Interpretacje [World History of Polish Literature. Interpretations], edited by Magdalena Popiel, Tomasz Bilczewski and Stanley Bill. Mikołajczak contrasts the research concept of world literature with the dominant approaches to the world literature in the area of contemporary literary studies and the traditional model of the history of literature. She reflects on the situation of Polish literature in the world, taking into account the ways in which Polish works circulate in other cultural circles, the possibilities and limitations of translation as well as shifts within the canon. She also indicates the opportunities that open up for Polish literature in the global context.

scholarly journals Abraham's sacrifice in the Qur'an: beyond the body

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 55-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Barlas
Keyword(s):  
Common Ancestor ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Family Resemblance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of ◽  
Abrahamic Religions

It has been stated that the body has overtly or latently been a focal point in the history of the three Abrahamic religions’.  However, Islam’s scripture, the Qur’an, does not say that Abraham (Ibrahim in Arabic) binds his son’s body, nor is the body the focal point of the story—nor, indeed, is it of more than passing interest in Muslim history. This has lead me to question the tendency to homogenize the narrative of Abraham’s sacrifice and, by extension, the religions that claim their descent from him. There is no denying their family resemblance of course, but while the family may be Abraham’s, Abraham himself is not identical in the Qur’an and the Bible and neither are his trials. The term ‘Abrahamic religions’ is not very helpful here since, in spite of its linguistic pluralism, it obscures this crucial distinction between a genealogy that is shared and depictions of a common ancestor that are not. Nonetheless, it is more accurate than the standard alternative, ‘the Judeo-Christian tradition’, a phrase that papers over the fissures in this tradition while also excising Islam from what is surely an ‘interreligiously shared’ world. The author suggests that the only way to include Islam in this world does not have to be through an assimilative embrace that stifles its individuality; one could, instead, find ways to honour both the plurality of the Abrahamic tradition as well as the specificity of Islam within. The author recites the Qur’anic story of Abraham, as a way to unbind the lessons of his sacrifice from the body and also to illustrate the inappropriateness of using Isaac’s bound body as a universal template for all the Abrahamic religions. 

scholarly journals Dlaczego nie powstanie historia literatury polskiej ostatnich trzydziestu lat?

Wielogłos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
Andrzej Niewiadomski
Keyword(s):  
Historical Perspective ◽  
The Political ◽  
Postmodern Literature ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
Thirtieth Anniversary ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Literature

Why the History of Polish Literature of the Last Thirty Years Will Never be Written The article deals with attempts by literary critics and literary historians to order Polish iterature of the last thirty years. It points to the low operational value of the categories and terms used by researchers when trying to define the most important features of literature of that period. Periodization that pinpoints the literary breakthrough to the year 1989 cannot be such a sorting order, nor can it be the category of literary generation or the distinction between modernist and postmodern literature in Poland. An attempt to create the history of literature on the thirtieth anniversary of the political breakthrough encounters significant difficulties connected mainly with the fact that there is no identifiable closing event for that period. The first steps towards a reliable description should be, although it is a very difficult task, to give up used terminology, diversify research reflection and introduce a broader historical perspective going back beyond 1989.

The Use and Misuse of Religious Language: Zionism and the Palestinians

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Wetherell
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Figurative Language ◽  
Religious Language ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Scientist ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Title Deed ◽  
History Of ◽  
Land Question

Every discipline which deals with the land question in Canaan-Palestine-Israel is afflicted by the problem of specialisation. The political scientist and historian usually discuss the issue of land in Israel purely in terms of interethnic and international relations, biblical scholars concentrate on the historical and archaeological question with virtually no reference to ethics, and scholars of human rights usually evade the question of God. What follows is an attempt, through theology and political history, to understand the history of the Israel-Palestine land question in a way which respects the complexity of the question. From a scrutiny of the language used in the Bible to the development of political Zionism from the late 19th century it is possible to see the way in which a secular movement mobilised the figurative language of religion into a literal ‘title deed’ to the land of Palestine signed by God.

How the Bible Feels

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 27-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorina Miller Parmenter
Keyword(s):  
Affect Theory ◽  
Material Object ◽  
Bodily Harm ◽  
The Bible ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Senses ◽  
Christian Leaders ◽  
Christian History

Despite Christian leaders’ insistence that what is important about the Bible are the messages of the text, throughout Christian history the Bible as a material object, engaged by the senses, frequently has been perceived to be an effective object able to protect its users from bodily harm. This paper explores several examples where Christians view their Bibles as protective shields, and will situate those interpretations within the history of the material uses of the Bible. It will also explore how recent studies in affect theory might add to the understanding of what is communicated through sensory engagement with the Bible.

„Rzymski” Żyd – nieznana twórczość Romana Brandstaettera

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Dariusz Konrad Sikorski
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Interwar Period ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Role Model ◽  
The Self ◽  
Polish Literature ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Law

Summary After 1946, ie. after embracing Christianity, Roman Brandstaetter would often point to the Biblical Jonah as a role model for both his life and his artistic endeavour. In the interwar period, when he was a columnist of Nowy Głos, a New York Polish-Jewish periodical, he used the penname Romanus. The ‘Roman’ Jew appears to have treated his columns as a form of an artistic and civic ‘investigation’ into scandalous cases of breaking the law, destruction of cultural values and violation of social norms. Although it his was hardly ‘a new voice’ with the potential to change the course of history, he did become an intransigent defender of free speech. Brought up on the Bible and the best traditions of Polish literature and culture, Brandstaetter, the self-appointed disciple of Adam Mickiewicz, could not but stand up to the challenge of anti-Semitic aggression.

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