Shadows of Everyday Life. The Poetics of the Description in The Doll in the Light of Notes on the Composition of Bolesław Prus Cover Image

Cienie codzienności. Poetyka opisu w Lalce w świetle notatek o kompozycji Bolesława Prusa
Shadows of Everyday Life. The Poetics of the Description in The Doll in the Light of Notes on the Composition of Bolesław Prus

Author(s): Marcin Jauksz
Subject(s): Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: opis;przestrzeń;psychologia;psychologia pozytywizmu;psychologia edukacji;

Summary/Abstract: The article defines the importance of late nineteenth-century research and psychological reflectionsfor the construction of descriptions in Boleslaw Prus’ The Doll. The issues related tothe description of the world and the man - as shown by the author’s ‘composition notes’ fromthat time - built an important thread of his epistemological and artistic reflection. Theoreticalnotes by the author of The Doll make it possible to present this novel in a slightly differentlight: as a testing ground for techniques developed in the psychological workshop of influenceand impressions for the interested reader.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 18-33
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish