(„Sita” Jana Kasprowicza – (nie)jednoznaczne zwycięstwo miłości
Journal Title: Wiek XIX. Rocznik Towarzystwa Literackiego im. Adama Mickiewicza - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to present the importance of Indian inspirations in “Sita. Indyjski hymn miłości” (“Sita. The Indian Hymn of Love”) written by one of the most influential artists of Young Poland: Jan Kasprowicz. Sita was written on the basis of excerpts from “Ramayana” that were known in Poland at the end of nineteenth century, and thus it includes only some episodes described in the Indian epic. These episodes were reworked according to the aesthetic tendencies of Polish modernism. Such creative re-working of “Ramayana” has resulted in an original work, combining seemingly incompatible elements from two very different cultures. Sita has so far been read in one way only: as a drama about the redemptive power of love. This article argues that Kasprowicz’s drama has a much more pessimistic ending than it might appear at first.
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Agnieszka Sell
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