Диалог и его функции в литературе польского модернизма (избранные аспекты)

Abstract

A dialogical character of modern Polish prose is realized through certain basic forms. The classical novel by B. Prus The Doll (Lalka) should be taken as a starting-point for the interpretation of the discourse of the prose of Young Poland, regarding the main aspects of intertextuality, polyphony and interplay with the reader. The analysis of these aspects is actualized through such canonical Polish texts as Rotten Wood (Próchno) and Winter Corn (Ozimina) by W. Berent and Satan's Children (Dzieci Szatana) by S. Przybyszewski, created at the turn of the 19th/20th centuries. The novel Rotten Wood (Próchno) makes use of the new'stage" technique which connects episodes and excludes the protagonist. There are several characters in the novel who have their own voices, embodied in the aesthetically motivated idea. The novel Winter Corn (Ozimina) confirms the merits of the innovative prose of Rotten Wood (Próchno), as opposed to classical epics. The uniqueness of the novel Satan's Children (Dzieci Szatana) lies in the fact that it is the only work in Polish literature where intertextuality alluding to another author (The Possessed by Dostoyevsky) permeates all significant structural layers of the text.