Pomiędzy tradycją a nowatorstwem. Rola postaci kobiecych w świecie przedstawionym eposu Torquata Tassa Gofred abo Jeruzalem wyzwolona (w przekładzie Piotra Kochanowskiego)
Between tradition and novelty. The role of female characters in the epic poem La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered) by Torquato Tasso
Author(s): Kamila BuszkaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: old Polish epic; Torquato Tasso; Pioir Kochanowski; Gojred abo leruzalem wyzwolona (Jerusalem Delivered); image of women
Summary/Abstract: The article’s aim is to present the main female characters of the epic poem La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered) by Torquato Tasso (translation by Piotr Kochanowski), i.e. the witch Armida, the warrior-maiden Clorinda and the princess Erminia. Their behaviour is based on the symbolic, historical and social contexts. The article tries to answer the question concerning the functions women had in Tasso’s poem. The author created female characters in such a way that they became the leading participants of the events and had much more prominent roles to play than expected from women in this kindle of poems. The decisions taken by the heroines influence the course of events.
Journal: Meluzyna: dawna literatura i kultura
- Issue Year: 1/2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 35-48
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Polish