Juliusz Słowacki’s Spiritual Exercises in the Light of Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises Cover Image

Ćwiczenia duchowe Juliusza Słowackiego w świetle „Ćwiczeń duchowych” Ignacego Loyoli
Juliusz Słowacki’s Spiritual Exercises in the Light of Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises

Author(s): Monika Kulesza
Subject(s): Cultural history, Sociology of Culture, Theory of Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Literackie im. Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Juliusz Słowacki; Ignacy Loyola; spiritual exercises; Towianism;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article was to compare Juliusz Słowacki’s spiritual work in the later stages of his life with the results achieved by those who walk the path indicated in Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises. Although it is difficult to find a direct influence of the Spanish mystic on Słowacki’s spiritual development, it is possible to identify an inner community of experiences in both men. It suggests that a lot of rules and developments of the spiritual life are timeless and unchanging despite passing eras.

  • Issue Year: L/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 289-310
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish