PUNKT WIDZENIA A JĘZYKOWE WARTOŚCIOWANIE BOGA W SONETACH I INNYCH WIERSZACH HIERONIMA KAJSIEWICZA
The viewpoint versus linguistic valuation of God in Sonety i inne wiersze (Sonnets and other poems) by Hieronim Kajsiewicz

Summary/Abstract: This paper is dedicated to the issue of linguistic valorisation of God in Sonety i inne wiersze (Sonnets and other poems) by Hieronim Kajsiewicz. The works published in Paris in 1833 come from the period when the author’s religious views were formed. In this paper, I am using Jadwiga Puzynina’s valuation concept dependent on the changing viewpoint of the lyrical I. The analysis has shown that the works coming from the period preceding the author’s conversion create God as weak and lonely in His heaven. God – Creator loses His attributes of the only, omnipotent and immortal God in the poetry from before the author’s conversion. A believer valorises God as the greatest good, the centre of the universe, light. Positive valuation of the Creator is related to His goodness and mercy. For a faithful Pole living in the Romantic era, the highest value of God is being the Saviour of the Polish nation. The linguistic devices serving the purpose of valuating God from both viewpoints is strongly expressive lexis and metaphors aimed at persuasive impact on the addressee, willingness to persuade him or her into the sender’s views.

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