The Concept of Cyclic Time in Maj by Karel Hynek Mácha Toward the Concept of Linear Time in Konrad Wallenrod by Adam Mickiewicz Cover Image

Koncepcja czasu cyklicznego w Maju Karela Hynka Máchy wobec koncepcji czasu linearnego w Konradzie Wallenrodzie Adama Mickiewicza
The Concept of Cyclic Time in Maj by Karel Hynek Mácha Toward the Concept of Linear Time in Konrad Wallenrod by Adam Mickiewicz

Author(s): Dorota Vincůrková
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: comparative literature; Czech literature; Polish literature; Karel Hynek Mácha; Adam Mickiewicz

Summary/Abstract: In the article I analyze the concept of cyclical time as it appears in Maj by Karel Hynek Mácha. This type of time, described as “Holy time” according to Eliade’s definition, is compared with the linear (historical) time created by Adam Mickiewicz in one of his most influential works, namely Konrad Wallenrod. The different creation of time in the text of the Czech romantic prove that May is an original work of art, not only a compilation of themes and motifs borrowed from Polish romantic literature, as it is often claimed.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 353-374
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish