Norwid from the Baroque period? Cover Image

Norwid z epoki baroku?
Norwid from the Baroque period?

Author(s): Krzysztof Trybuś
Subject(s): Review
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Norwid; Agata Seweryn; poet; tradition; baroque; allegory; romanticism; modernity; knight

Summary/Abstract: Agata Seweryn’s book Światłocienie i dysonanse. O Norwidzie i tradycji literackiej [Chiaroscuro and dissonances. About Norwid and literary tradition] (Lublin: Wydawnictwo KUL, 2013) by its subtitle clarifies the question. Outlined here by author of the review the concept of tradition in Norwid not preclude what Agata Seweryn wrote in her book. Her purpose was primarily to recognize and describe the whole area allusions in the work Norwid to the heritage of former literature. Therefore, uttered here criticism concerning only certain aspects of the considerations outlined in the book, do not undermine its value for modern Norwidology.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 33
  • Page Range: 294-302
  • Page Count: 9