Podróż jako metafora: poszukiwanie drogi do wolności osobistej i samorealizacji w twórczości Na Hye-sŏk
Na Hye-sŏk’s Travels in Search of a Path to Personal Freedom and Self-Realization in Life

Author(s): Anna Diniejko-Wąs
Subject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Korean literature; Na Hye-sŏk; travel; metaphor; self-awakening; self-realization
Summary/Abstract: A journey in the work of Na Hye-sŏk – a painter, writer, columnist, feminist, independence activist, and outstanding representative of the Korean “new women” movement during the colonial period – acquires a special metaphorical meaning as a search for a path to personal freedom and self-realization. The article describes the theme of travel as a means of self-awakening and liberating women from the oppressive constraints of Confucian patriarchal relationships. Numerous trips and stays abroad had a huge impact on the personal development and self-determination of the writer. They were reflected in the diverse work of Na Hye-sŏk, in her stories, journalism and memoirs.

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