Między wspomnieniem a ocaleniem
Between Memory and Salvation

Memory and Oblivion in the Letters of Juliusz Słowacki to Mother

Author(s): Krzysztof Korotkich
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Juliusz Słowacki; correspondence; memory; oblivion; salvation
Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to one of the most interesting threads related to Juliusz Słowacki’s correspondence addressed to his mother – memory, but also its variation, which is forgetfulness. The poet consciously uses the power of seemingly opposing expressions, constructing a landscape of internal tensions, experiencing changes over time and gaining life experience. In his imagination, the poet links memory and oblivion with transience, displaying discretely, but no less clearly, the inscribed death. For Słowacki, memory is a kind of code, a meta-text, which in his letters to his mother allows the reader to recognize the next layers of meaning of these masterpieces.

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