Textové varianty básne Andreja Sládkoviča Roky a veky (1866)
Textual variants of the poem “Roky a veky [Years and ages]” in the context of Andrej Sládkovič’s work

Summary/Abstract: This study focuses on the reflective and meditative poem by Andrej Sládkovič (1820–1872), Roky a veky [Years and ages] (1866), which, in terms of its theme and form, occupies a specific position within the context of the author’s oeuvre and Slovak Romantic poetry. It examines the various textual variants of the poem and its diverse strophic structures, with particular emphasis on the final stanza, which takes the form of a calligram and constitutes a significant meaning-forming element of the text. The paper traces the poem’s evolution from the surviving manuscript version through its subsequent publication in several printed editions, whilst examining the editors’ interventions in the text’s formal, graphic and linguistic aspects. The aim is to identify and systematically compare variants of the poem across individual editions and to highlight the shifts leading to changes in textual structure, the graphic organisation of the stanza, and meaning. Through practical examples, the study demonstrates how the poetic text changes during the publishing process and how different editorial approaches influence the way the selected poem is read and interpreted.

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