Zagadka Beroesa
The secret of Beroes
Author(s): Mateusz BourkaneSubject(s): Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne
Keywords: Bolesław Prus; historical novel; positivism; spiritualism; ancient Egypt;
Summary/Abstract: The sketch concerns spiritualism and mediumship in the novel Faraon by Bolesław Prus. Object of analysis is especially Beroes, Chaldean magician and sage, who is one of the characters appearing in presented world. The main question in the article is, why Prus, positivist writer, decided to introduce to his novel such uncanny hero and such untypical problems.
Journal: Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne. Seria Literacka
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 321-332
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish