J. Nižnánsky a J. Cíger-Hronský: Life as a Legend According to The Lady of Čachtice and Andreas Búr Master ).
The study is to compare so called „popular“ fiction versus „fine“ literature. Differences are analyzed both from a structural as well as a cognitive point of view. The approach is not primarily theoretical; our contribution belongs to the field of a basic research. As a „frame“ of the analysis was u...
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| description | The study is to compare so called „popular“ fiction versus „fine“ literature. Differences are analyzed both from a structural as well as a cognitive point of view. The approach is not primarily theoretical; our contribution belongs to the field of a basic research. As a „frame“ of the analysis was used the genre of a legend, which helps to select some common features of particular works, just to reveal later their differences. The textual analysis manipulates with two modern novels based upon national legends: Čachtická pani (Lady of Čachtice) by J. Nižnánsky and Andreasas Búr Majster (Andreas Búr Master) by J. Cíger-Hronský. Although dealing with same emotions of fear, anger and violence, results emphasize opposite value levels of formation of „popular“ versus „artistic“ writing. While Čachtická pani is a creation on a terrible woman (individual), who is defeted by a „right-ful“ collective of opponents, modernistic Andreasas Búr Majster tells about a strong, noble-minded person, who is killed by an unfair collective. Main points of Čachtická pani are: a negative hero, whose aim is never-ceasing physical beauty, that is why she uses force and commits violence to receive blood as a means of youth; an action conflict is social and epic; a collective of rivals is right-ful; the story finishes with a happy-end; the genre is a melodramatic thriller. Main points of Andreasas Búr Majster are taken from a diametrically contrasting sphere: a positive character, who wants to exist in a pure, never-ending spiritual life, who prefers a renewal by a sacrifice instead of violence; an action conflict is moral and introvert; a collective of antagonists is unfair; the story is tragic and the genre is a balladic sermon. Thanks to the counter-value structure of both mentioned novels we can better understand needs of a common reader as well as the “lonely“ situation of a modern „high“ literature of the last century, which is said not to have so many readers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af04d3ec491649a3a500158ec9e0d2e92024-01-08T13:13:51ZcesSlovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Slovak LiteratureSlovenska Literatura0037-69732008-12-01556422431J. Nižnánsky a J. Cíger-Hronský: Life as a Legend According to The Lady of Čachtice and Andreas Búr Master ). Jana Kuzmíková0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3733-3899Ústav slovenskej literatúry SAV, v.v.i.The study is to compare so called „popular“ fiction versus „fine“ literature. Differences are analyzed both from a structural as well as a cognitive point of view. The approach is not primarily theoretical; our contribution belongs to the field of a basic research. As a „frame“ of the analysis was used the genre of a legend, which helps to select some common features of particular works, just to reveal later their differences. The textual analysis manipulates with two modern novels based upon national legends: Čachtická pani (Lady of Čachtice) by J. Nižnánsky and Andreasas Búr Majster (Andreas Búr Master) by J. Cíger-Hronský. Although dealing with same emotions of fear, anger and violence, results emphasize opposite value levels of formation of „popular“ versus „artistic“ writing. While Čachtická pani is a creation on a terrible woman (individual), who is defeted by a „right-ful“ collective of opponents, modernistic Andreasas Búr Majster tells about a strong, noble-minded person, who is killed by an unfair collective. Main points of Čachtická pani are: a negative hero, whose aim is never-ceasing physical beauty, that is why she uses force and commits violence to receive blood as a means of youth; an action conflict is social and epic; a collective of rivals is right-ful; the story finishes with a happy-end; the genre is a melodramatic thriller. Main points of Andreasas Búr Majster are taken from a diametrically contrasting sphere: a positive character, who wants to exist in a pure, never-ending spiritual life, who prefers a renewal by a sacrifice instead of violence; an action conflict is moral and introvert; a collective of antagonists is unfair; the story is tragic and the genre is a balladic sermon. Thanks to the counter-value structure of both mentioned novels we can better understand needs of a common reader as well as the “lonely“ situation of a modern „high“ literature of the last century, which is said not to have so many readers.https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/01111321--SL-2008-6-Kuzmikova-422-431.pdfartistic vs. popular literaturea cognitive analysisa legend |
| spellingShingle | Jana Kuzmíková J. Nižnánsky a J. Cíger-Hronský: Life as a Legend According to The Lady of Čachtice and Andreas Búr Master ). Slovenska Literatura artistic vs. popular literature a cognitive analysis a legend |
| title | J. Nižnánsky a J. Cíger-Hronský: Life as a Legend According to The Lady of Čachtice and Andreas Búr Master ). |
| title_full | J. Nižnánsky a J. Cíger-Hronský: Life as a Legend According to The Lady of Čachtice and Andreas Búr Master ). |
| title_fullStr | J. Nižnánsky a J. Cíger-Hronský: Life as a Legend According to The Lady of Čachtice and Andreas Búr Master ). |
| title_full_unstemmed | J. Nižnánsky a J. Cíger-Hronský: Life as a Legend According to The Lady of Čachtice and Andreas Búr Master ). |
| title_short | J. Nižnánsky a J. Cíger-Hronský: Life as a Legend According to The Lady of Čachtice and Andreas Búr Master ). |
| title_sort | j niznansky a j ciger hronsky life as a legend according to the lady of cachtice and andreas bur master |
| topic | artistic vs. popular literature a cognitive analysis a legend |
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