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RESEARCH PRODUCT
A discourse on the textual-psychoidal duality in the novel "Thorn and Laurel" ["Cierń i laur"] by Wladyslaw Lech Terlecki
subject
demonologythe archetype of the Great “Devouring” Motherauthor as a moral authorityspysexual obsessionbetrayaldescription
Discourse on textual-psychoidal duality in Władysław Lech Terlecki’s novel Cierń i laur (Thorn and Laurel). The topic of the novel Cierń i Laur (Thorn and Laurel) by Władysław Lech Terlecki (1933-1999) is the fate of Master - a nameless author of historical novels whose real model might be Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812-1887) - a nineteenth century author of historical and domestic fiction, well known in Europe of that time. His last romance coincides with his another novel written simultaneously - two fictional perspectives penetrate and illuminate each other. The play of mirror reflections, elements of chest-like composition and duality of inter-textual perspective find explanation in interpretative horizon inspired by concepts of Carl Gustav Jung. The analysis reveals possible references to mythology, Biblical stories and demonology “hidden” in the text, which may suggest archetypal background of Kraszewski’s story. In the case of Master it is “all-powerful femininity that inhibits the process of individuation” - the interpretation emphasizes chtonic motif of the archetype of the Great “Devouring” Mother which organizes the essential aspect of psychological problems of the fictional world in Cierń i laur (Thorn and Laurel).
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 |