Analytical Knowledge Crowned with Interpretive Faith: Solving the Riddle of Jan
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Analityczna wiedza zwieńczona interpretacyjną wiarą. O rozwiązywaniu Gadki Jana Kochanowskiego (Fraszki III 78)
Analytical Knowledge Crowned with Interpretive Faith: Solving the Riddle of Jan Kochanowski’s “Gadki” (Fraszki III 78)

Author(s): Krzysztof Obremski
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Jan Kochanowski; Gadka; analysis; interpretation; methodology

Summary/Abstract: For decades scholars have worked to solve the riddle of Jan Kochanowski’s six-verseepigram “Gadki” (Fraszki III 78) but no consensus has been reached so far. The authors ofthe many interpretations have crowned their scholarly “knowledge” with a “faith” in theirown solution – the belief that it represents the ultimate answer to the riddle and that itmust be recognised as such. It is also crucial, however, in what mode their analyses andinterpretations have been formulated. The fact that so many different possibilities areavailable to us in our attempt to solve the Kochanowski’s riddle is as important as thedifferent answers provided so far.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 250-265
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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