On religious phrasematics in dialogues in Sienkiewicz’s Trilogy Cover Image

O frazematyce religijnej w wypowiedziach dialogowych Trylogii Sienkiewicza
On religious phrasematics in dialogues in Sienkiewicz’s Trilogy

Author(s): Marek Cybulski
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Theology and Religion, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Henryk Sienkiewicz; phrasematics; phraseme; phraseology; religion; style in Polish prose in 19th century;

Summary/Abstract: There has been presented a variety of religiously derived phrasemes and they have been analysed in order to determine a feature of style and a linguistic manner of creation of the world presented in the novel. In mental world of the characters of Trilogy, religion is the only worldview, and religiousness is the approach affecting all aspects of life. For instance, Swedish invaders are characterized as people wandering off religion, whereas Poles emphasise their „folk” religiousness, f.e. among gentry, soldiers, servants, etc.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 33-50
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish