Obcy w poszukiwaniu domu: Księgi Jakubowe Olgi Tokarczuk dla współczesnej Ukrainy, Polski, Europy

The essay discusses Olga Tokarczuk’s novel Books of Jacob in the context of the topos of journey, featuring in the author’s earlier texts in various ways. Journey becoming an escape represents earlier approaches to this topos, which already focused on the figure of the Other. This becomes accentuate...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ostap Sływynski
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: University of Silesia Press 2020-07-01
Series:Postscriptum Polonistyczne
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/PPol/article/view/9546
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849712171533991936
author Ostap Sływynski
author_facet Ostap Sływynski
author_sort Ostap Sływynski
collection DOAJ
description The essay discusses Olga Tokarczuk’s novel Books of Jacob in the context of the topos of journey, featuring in the author’s earlier texts in various ways. Journey becoming an escape represents earlier approaches to this topos, which already focused on the figure of the Other. This becomes accentuated in the Books of Jacob which conveys a vital thought for the contemporary world by constructing an all inclusive narrative, encompassing different religions, nationalities and ethnic groupings. This is an important message, especially for the societies of Poland and Ukraine, nations who are in search for a new identity, which could secure a safe ideological and geopolitical “home”.
format Article
id doaj-art-117edcfece684275bbcbc29ebecb73d5
institution DOAJ
issn 1898-1593
2353-9844
language ces
publishDate 2020-07-01
publisher University of Silesia Press
record_format Article
series Postscriptum Polonistyczne
spelling doaj-art-117edcfece684275bbcbc29ebecb73d52025-08-20T03:14:21ZcesUniversity of Silesia PressPostscriptum Polonistyczne1898-15932353-98442020-07-0125110.31261/PS_P.2020.25.03Obcy w poszukiwaniu domu: Księgi Jakubowe Olgi Tokarczuk dla współczesnej Ukrainy, Polski, EuropyOstap Sływynski0Katedra Filologii Polskiej, Narodowy Uniwersytet Lwowski im. Iwana Franki, Lwów, Ukraina.The essay discusses Olga Tokarczuk’s novel Books of Jacob in the context of the topos of journey, featuring in the author’s earlier texts in various ways. Journey becoming an escape represents earlier approaches to this topos, which already focused on the figure of the Other. This becomes accentuated in the Books of Jacob which conveys a vital thought for the contemporary world by constructing an all inclusive narrative, encompassing different religions, nationalities and ethnic groupings. This is an important message, especially for the societies of Poland and Ukraine, nations who are in search for a new identity, which could secure a safe ideological and geopolitical “home”.https://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/PPol/article/view/9546JourneyOtherhomeescape
spellingShingle Ostap Sływynski
Obcy w poszukiwaniu domu: Księgi Jakubowe Olgi Tokarczuk dla współczesnej Ukrainy, Polski, Europy
Postscriptum Polonistyczne
Journey
Other
home
escape
title Obcy w poszukiwaniu domu: Księgi Jakubowe Olgi Tokarczuk dla współczesnej Ukrainy, Polski, Europy
title_full Obcy w poszukiwaniu domu: Księgi Jakubowe Olgi Tokarczuk dla współczesnej Ukrainy, Polski, Europy
title_fullStr Obcy w poszukiwaniu domu: Księgi Jakubowe Olgi Tokarczuk dla współczesnej Ukrainy, Polski, Europy
title_full_unstemmed Obcy w poszukiwaniu domu: Księgi Jakubowe Olgi Tokarczuk dla współczesnej Ukrainy, Polski, Europy
title_short Obcy w poszukiwaniu domu: Księgi Jakubowe Olgi Tokarczuk dla współczesnej Ukrainy, Polski, Europy
title_sort obcy w poszukiwaniu domu ksiegi jakubowe olgi tokarczuk dla wspolczesnej ukrainy polski europy
topic Journey
Other
home
escape
url https://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/PPol/article/view/9546
work_keys_str_mv AT ostapsływynski obcywposzukiwaniudomuksiegijakuboweolgitokarczukdlawspołczesnejukrainypolskieuropy