Androgynous Model of “Naked Soul” in Stanisław Przybyszewski’s Literary Creativity Cover Image

Androgyniczny model „nagiej duszy” w twórczości Stanisława Przybyszewskiego
Androgynous Model of “Naked Soul” in Stanisław Przybyszewski’s Literary Creativity

Author(s): Kazimierz Mrówka
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Stanisław Przybyszewski; androgyne; naked soul; naked individuality; naked state of soul; nakedness of being

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is a philosophical analysis of Stanisław Przybyszewski’s work. The writer’s philosophy can be seen as twofold: one labelled “androgyne” and the other “naked soul.” The article consists of three parts. The first part discusses the genesis of androgyne in Przybyszewski’s creativity. Androgyne gives unity to his work. Przybyszewski claimed that it was a key to understand his philosophical investigations. The second part analyses the concept of “naked soul” which was coined on the basis of a number of similar terms as “naked individuality,” “naked state of soul,” “nakedness of being.” The third part synthesises the content of the two terms in question.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 45-55
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish