The literature and mysticism. Contribution to the study of Juliusz Słowacki’s poetic imagination
Paweł Matejek
Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska sectio FF – Philologiae February 5, 2018 DOI: 10.17951/ff.2017.35.1.21 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | Argues that Juliusz Słowacki's poetic response to the early-1840s crisis of culture combined an epiphanic, theological vision of space with a conviction that language had lost the ability to render reality. On this account, Słowacki proposed a new concept of art and an original model of poetic language grounded in symbolic imagination, using ambiguous signs because discursive language and traditional descriptive categories were inadequate to express his mystical worldview. |
Abstract
The topic of the article is the poetical reaction of Juliusz Słowacki to the crisis of culture in the early 40s of the 19th century. Epiphanic awareness of the theological dimension of the space has beenconfronted with conviction about the disintegration of language, which has lost the ability to give the appearance of reality. Słowacki expressed confidence that the source of his mystical vision of the universe is ideal perception. Therefore, description of the mystical worldview requires the new concept art, the project of original model of the poetic language with the symbolic imagination in the foreground. Interpretation of the “Genesis” philosophy cannot be based on human experience – cannot be expressed in adequate and direct performances. In the discussed issue, discursive language is not suitable, because of the loosening of categories traditionally used to describe reality. Thus, Słowacki was forced to use ambiguous signs, which would allow one to understand the sense of revelation.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on mysticism, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The mystical mind: probing the biology of religious experience | 2000 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Religious and Mystical Experiences as Artifacts of Temporal Lobe Function: A General Hypothesis | 1983 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| The Problem of Pure Consciousness: Mysticism and Philosophy | 1993 | Edited collection of essays | |
| Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century | 2020 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mysticism and schizophrenia: A phenomenological exploration of the structure of consciousness in the schizophrenia spectrum disorders. | 2016 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |