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In Search of a Cure for Melancholia: The Attitude of a Listener in the Short Story Wśród lasu [Among the Forest] by Adam Asnyk
In Search of a Cure for Melancholia: The Attitude of a Listener in the Short Story Wśród lasu [Among the Forest] by Adam Asnyk
Author(s): Magdalena KrzyżanowskaSubject(s): Polish Literature, 19th Century, Translation Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Adam Asnyk; auditory perception; book of nature; cure for melancholia; attitude of a listener;
Summary/Abstract: In my article I interpret the short story Wśród lasu [Among the Forest] by Adam Asnyk. I discuss the issue of the relationship between auditory perception and melancholic experiences. To this end, while analyzing the text, I refer to concepts regarding the nature of melancholia and adopt the methodological apparatus of sound studies. As it turns out, the listener’s attitude is crucial for overcoming melancholia. According to the poet, attentive listening to the surroundings and the words of other people allows to reach the meaning of life inscribed in nature and as a consequence may help find a cure for melancholia.
Journal: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature
- Issue Year: 44/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 93-104
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English