SANJUANIST MOTIFS IN THE POETIC WORK OF ERIK JAKUB GROCH
SANJUANIST MOTIFS IN THE POETIC WORK OF ERIK JAKUB GROCH

Author(s): Jana Juhásová
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Slovak Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Erik J. Groch; St. John of the Cross; Komúna dissent; Journey; Spiritual pilgrimage;
Summary/Abstract: One of the key poets of Slovak post-November poetry was shaped in the Komúna dissent group headed by philosopher and artist M. Strýko during the communist regime. Operating in dissent supported the radicality of his poetic gesture and lifestyle, the image of an active, evolving individual freed from the senselessness of civilization, and also the idea that it is possible to integrate evil into a higher good. These ideas also form branches to the sanjuanist motifs and intellectual solutions that are close to Groch. The article seeks these penetrating places with special attention on the symbol of the journey and pilgrimage, and at the same time points to Groch’s creative updates of one of the most famous spiritual teachings of the West.

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