“Samą zemstą dusza nie wyżyje...” Vendetta in Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Trilogy Cover Image

„Samą zemstą dusza nie wyżyje...” Wendetta w Trylogii Henryka Sienkiewicza
“Samą zemstą dusza nie wyżyje...” Vendetta in Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Trilogy

Author(s): Cezary Zalewski
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: emotional revenge; clan revenge; Trilogy; Henryk Sienkiewicz

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the problem of revenge in Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Trilogy. It was distinguished and described two models of it. The first one is spontaneous, irrational, and emotional; the second one – i.e. clan revenge – is conceptual, and perfectly executed. The article examines such problems as: a circulations of violence, kinds of personal engagements in it (as subject, object and victim), and its effects.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 153-171
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish