Romantic Memory : Studies from the Past and Present

Trybus, Krzysztof; Naszkowska, Klara (TRN)

ISBN 10: 3631788088 / ISBN 13: 9783631788080

Published by Peter Lang, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Romantic Memory : Studies from the Past and Present
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631788088
• ISBN 13: 9783631788080
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The book depicts the phenomenon of cultural memory preserved in the Polish Romantic literature, predominantly in the works of Mickiewicz, Słowacki, and Norwid (and other European poets). The primary objective is to reconstruct the cultural pattern of continuity established in Poland during the period of catastrophe. The author describes the call for a critical historiography and presents a "Slavic counterpoint" in the history of modern Europe. The key questions of the book are: Will the Romantic lesson about the transformation of history into memory and turning the past into an object of faith turn out to be a lesson about the future? The book is inspired by the German trend of contemporary reflection – "the culture of remembrance" (Erinnerungskultur) founded on the works of the Assmanns.

About the Author

Krzysztof Trybuś is a Full Professor at the Polish Studies Institute at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. His research interests focus on the literature of Polish Romanticism, mainly the works of Norwid and Mickiewicz, as well as the problems of literary tradition and cultural memory.