In those long nights I think about you for a long time, Slavonicity, our world thou!“ Slavs and Slavic reciprocity in the expressive plan of P. O. Hviezdoslav's lyrics Cover Image

„V tých dlhých nociach dlho premýšľavam o tebe, Slavianstvo, náš svete ty!: Slovania a slovanská vzájomnosť vo výrazovom pláne lyriky P. O. Hviezdoslava
In those long nights I think about you for a long time, Slavonicity, our world thou!“ Slavs and Slavic reciprocity in the expressive plan of P. O. Hviezdoslav's lyrics

Author(s): Vladimíra Vrajová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Slovak Literature, Stylistics
Published by: Slavistický ústav Jána Stanislava Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: P. O. Hviezdoslav; superpersonal poetry; Slavic reciprocity; metaphor; stylistic analysis

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the poetic depiction of Slavs and Slavic reciprocity in the poetry of P. O. Hviezdoslav with a national and social theme. The aim is to abstract the authoring strategies, which are applied in the representation of Slavonicity at the lexical and morpho-syntactic level. The research sample consists of 42 poems written between 1868 and 1914 with an explicit Slavic focus. Methodologically, the research falls into the field of general linguistics (stylistics). The results show the dominance of the anthropomorphic principle in metaphorical representation, which also demonstrates the postulates of cognitive linguistics. On the other hand, the functional application of verbal categories is primarily related to the degree of unification of the lyrical subject with the Slavs, but also to the accentuation of their unity/numerosity, (un)favourable state and (lack of) prospects for the future.

  • Issue Year: 58/2023
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 95-108
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Slovak