Chronopoetics (especially from the past) and its gears Cover Image

Chronopoetyka (zwłaszcza dawna) i jej przekładnie
Chronopoetics (especially from the past) and its gears

Author(s): Dariusz Śnieżko
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: a chronopoetics; measures of time; a mechanical clock and watch;early modern period;

Summary/Abstract: The topic of the article are perspectives of the chronopoetics within the litterary criticism approach. It is also understood as one of the regions of the theory/poetics of culture, with particular stress on the measures of time and the clock mechanics – mostly in relation to the early modern heritage. The following issues have been taken up: the term chronopoetics in the terminology field, the clock mechanics as a factor for the development of the early modern civilization, a clock and a watch in the litterary representations, the metaphors of a clock, the measures of time as compositional modules, inscriptions on watches and their research horizons.

  • Issue Year: 16/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 21-38
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish