Artystyczne kompozycje egzystencjalne. Teorie estetyczne w 622 upadkach Bunga Stanisława Ignacego Witkiewicza
Artistic Existential Compositions. Aesthetic Theories in The 622 Downfalls of Bungo Written by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Author(s): Aneta JabłońskaSubject(s): History, Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Mystery of Existence; aesthetic existence; modern aestheticism; unity in multiplicity; destablilization of existence; modern fragmented life; boredom; falsified existence; pure art
Summary/Abstract: In the article, Aneta Jabłońska analyzes a way Witkacy defined art and creative process.Jabłońska discerns a parallel between Witkacy’s terms and interpretations of these categorieswhich were named in modernism. The author of the article shows the conceptions ofart which were described in The 622 Downfalls of Bungo. She also presents how theseconceptions influence the acts of the novel’s main characters (among others of Bungo,Duke of Nevermore and Baron Brummel). Jabłońska distinguishes the following theories:aestheticism of the modern period, aesthetic pragmatism, and modern aestheticism. Thearticle casts doubt on Bożena Danek-Wojnowska’s thesis because Jabłońska proves that in his novel, Witkacy did not opt for any of the theories which he showed in The622 Downfalls of Bungo as each of them was either destroying the artist or denyingthe existence of pure art and its creation.
Journal: Przegląd Humanistyczny
- Issue Year: 467/2019
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 29-40
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish
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