Czy Cyprian Norwid miał poczucie humoru? Kilka uwag o „komicznej” antroponimii Norwida
Did Cyprian Norwid Have a Sense of Humour? Some Remarks on Norwid’s ‘Comical’ Anthroponomy

Summary/Abstract: Despite various widely-held opinions on the character of Norwid’s work we can come across many types of humour in the poet’s writings. Some of these are connected with his use of meaningful onomastics, especially names and surnames of various dramas. Very often anthroponymy conveys and signals humour connected with a literary character which is connected with the meaning or connotation of a specific name (e.g.: Durejko, Flegmin). Sometimes, however, Norwid’s humour is more veiled and results from a broader context of the work (e.g.: Roger z Czarnolesia, Julia). In other situations, Norwid makes characteristic onomastic jokes (e.g.: Fo-To-Glaf). A considerable amount of the paper is an analysis and interpretation of various examples of Norwid’s nthroponymy.

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