The Non-Anthropocentric understanding of Death in Jaga Słowińska's " Czarnolas" Cover Image

Nieantropocentryczne pojmowanie śmierci w "Czarnolasie" Jagi Słowińskiej
The Non-Anthropocentric understanding of Death in Jaga Słowińska's " Czarnolas"

Author(s): Aleksy Poklękowski
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydział Filologiczny Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Keywords: Death; Non-Anthropocentric; Perspectivism; Animism; Novel; Countryside; Forest

Summary/Abstract: This work is devoted to the issue of non-anthropocentric understanding of death in Jaga Słowińska's novel Czarnolas. It starts with general constatations concerning this topic in various western and non-western philosophies. Next part is devoted to the interpretation of the novel as the one containing the idea of non-anthtopocentric death. It shows how the literary work crafted by the author undermines human-centered ways of thinking.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 89-102
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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