Sympathy in the Works of Maria Konopnicka – a Category Originating in the Gospel or an Example of a Secularised Attitude to Social Relations

The year 2022 has been declared the Year of Maria Konopnicka by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland. The celebration of the 180th anniversary of her birth should be an occasion to reread her rich legacy and to look at various aspects of her life. The unique nature of Konopnicka’s work, as well as re...

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Main Authors: Beata K. Obsulewicz, Rafał J. Pastwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow 2022-12-01
Series:Perspektywy Kultury
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/pk/article/view/2527
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description The year 2022 has been declared the Year of Maria Konopnicka by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland. The celebration of the 180th anniversary of her birth should be an occasion to reread her rich legacy and to look at various aspects of her life. The unique nature of Konopnicka’s work, as well as reductionist attempts to approach her biography, led the authors of this study to find a bridge connecting her life and work with the Gospel message from which she drew inspiration in the category of somatic sympathy. The philosophical category of somatic sympathy (symphysis) has been adopted on theological grounds, and its depth and universal character make it also transferable to literary studies, such as somatopoetics. This article proves that the category of somatic sympathy can be fully understood through the person and work of Jesus of Nazareth, and that it is one of the characteristics of Maria Konopnicka’s literary works.
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spelling doaj.art-dd5ec1f78ffd484887715231f1ce94cb2024-01-31T22:57:24ZengJesuit University Ignatianum in KrakowPerspektywy Kultury2081-14462719-80142022-12-0139410.35765/pk.2022.3904.18Sympathy in the Works of Maria Konopnicka – a Category Originating in the Gospel or an Example of a Secularised Attitude to Social RelationsBeata K. Obsulewicz0Rafał J. Pastwa1The John Paul II Catholic University of LublinThe John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin The year 2022 has been declared the Year of Maria Konopnicka by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland. The celebration of the 180th anniversary of her birth should be an occasion to reread her rich legacy and to look at various aspects of her life. The unique nature of Konopnicka’s work, as well as reductionist attempts to approach her biography, led the authors of this study to find a bridge connecting her life and work with the Gospel message from which she drew inspiration in the category of somatic sympathy. The philosophical category of somatic sympathy (symphysis) has been adopted on theological grounds, and its depth and universal character make it also transferable to literary studies, such as somatopoetics. This article proves that the category of somatic sympathy can be fully understood through the person and work of Jesus of Nazareth, and that it is one of the characteristics of Maria Konopnicka’s literary works. https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/pk/article/view/2527GospelMaria Konopnickasecularizationliteraturesomatic sympathysympathy
spellingShingle Beata K. Obsulewicz
Rafał J. Pastwa
Sympathy in the Works of Maria Konopnicka – a Category Originating in the Gospel or an Example of a Secularised Attitude to Social Relations
Perspektywy Kultury
Gospel
Maria Konopnicka
secularization
literature
somatic sympathy
sympathy
title Sympathy in the Works of Maria Konopnicka – a Category Originating in the Gospel or an Example of a Secularised Attitude to Social Relations
title_full Sympathy in the Works of Maria Konopnicka – a Category Originating in the Gospel or an Example of a Secularised Attitude to Social Relations
title_fullStr Sympathy in the Works of Maria Konopnicka – a Category Originating in the Gospel or an Example of a Secularised Attitude to Social Relations
title_full_unstemmed Sympathy in the Works of Maria Konopnicka – a Category Originating in the Gospel or an Example of a Secularised Attitude to Social Relations
title_short Sympathy in the Works of Maria Konopnicka – a Category Originating in the Gospel or an Example of a Secularised Attitude to Social Relations
title_sort sympathy in the works of maria konopnicka a category originating in the gospel or an example of a secularised attitude to social relations
topic Gospel
Maria Konopnicka
secularization
literature
somatic sympathy
sympathy
url https://czasopisma.ignatianum.edu.pl/pk/article/view/2527
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