Czarny wariant „Bildung”. O relacjach między „Czarodziejską górą” Thomasa Manna a „Szpitalem przemienienia” Stanisława Lema
“Bildung’s” Black Variant. On Relationships Between Th. Mann’s “The Magic Mountain” and S. Lem’s “The Hospital of Transfiguration”
Author(s): Katarzyna Bałżewska Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Thomas Mann; Mann’s “The Magic Mountain (Der Zauberberg);” Stanisław Lem; Lem’s “The Hospital of Transfiguration (Szpital Przemienienia);” the concept of “bildung”
Summary/Abstract: The article’s main keystone is a detailed comparative analysis of the similarities and differences between Thomas Mann’s “The Magic Mountain (Der Zauberberg)” and Stanisław Lem’s “The Hospital of Transfiguration (Szpital Przemienienia).” To achieve this goal the author resorts to the deeply rooted in German literature concept of “bildung.” Moreover, the text outlines the potential possibilities of other interpretations, including the reading of Lem’s novel through the prism of “autobiographical parable” or as a “novel-testimony” attesting the destruction of the insane on the territory of the Polish Republic occupied during the war.
Journal: Pamiętnik Literacki. Czasopismo kwartalne poświęcone historii i krytyce literatury polskiej
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 111-128
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Polish