The polyphonic principle in the novelistic thinking of Olga Tokarczuk

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11059-024-00758-5#Abs1" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11059-024-00758-5#Abs1</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11059-024-00758-5" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11059-024-00758-5</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The polyphonic principle in the novelistic thinking of Olga Tokarczuk

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This study explores the influence of the musical principle of polyphony in the novelistic thinking of the Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk, with a particular focus on the structure of her novel Primeval and Other Times. This principle is manifested in various facets of the novels’ composition, their characters and their themes.In the introductory part of this text, I apply the concept of intermediality to show how the polyphonic principle straddles the boundary-line between music and literature. As in music, also in literature the polyphonic principle is rooted in the principle of plurality: there is no single truth, no single perspective or way of looking at things, and each thought always exists in counterpoint with another thought. This creates a genuine multiplicity of voices each with equal status, which may exist in various relationships with each other (contrast, mirroring, divergence, complementing, etc.), though none of them represents a definitive truth.The main focus in this study is on the novel Primeval and Other Times. When analyzing it, I apply the same approach as could be used for a complex polyphonic structure—specifically, a four-voice fugue with four clearly defined themes: space, time, God, and people. I trace how each of these themes is gradually developed through an elaborate counterpoint: (space: time, space: God, space: people, etc.), and I also set out to present a synthesis—because each voice (theme), despite its independence and equality of status, forms an integral part of the whole, contributing to the text’s meaning-making.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The polyphonic principle in the novelistic thinking of Olga Tokarczuk

Popis výsledku anglicky

This study explores the influence of the musical principle of polyphony in the novelistic thinking of the Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk, with a particular focus on the structure of her novel Primeval and Other Times. This principle is manifested in various facets of the novels’ composition, their characters and their themes.In the introductory part of this text, I apply the concept of intermediality to show how the polyphonic principle straddles the boundary-line between music and literature. As in music, also in literature the polyphonic principle is rooted in the principle of plurality: there is no single truth, no single perspective or way of looking at things, and each thought always exists in counterpoint with another thought. This creates a genuine multiplicity of voices each with equal status, which may exist in various relationships with each other (contrast, mirroring, divergence, complementing, etc.), though none of them represents a definitive truth.The main focus in this study is on the novel Primeval and Other Times. When analyzing it, I apply the same approach as could be used for a complex polyphonic structure—specifically, a four-voice fugue with four clearly defined themes: space, time, God, and people. I trace how each of these themes is gradually developed through an elaborate counterpoint: (space: time, space: God, space: people, etc.), and I also set out to present a synthesis—because each voice (theme), despite its independence and equality of status, forms an integral part of the whole, contributing to the text’s meaning-making.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60204 - General literature studies

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

NEOHELICON

ISSN

0324-4652

e-ISSN

1588-2810

Svazek periodika

—

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

21

Strana od-do

409-429

Kód UT WoS článku

001325446100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85205302769