Teoria 20th Century Polish Thought

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141768

The other normativity

Bruno Schulz and his remythologising of the word

Eliza Kącka

pp. 225-242

Abstract

Despite its various readings, The Mythologising of Reality by Schulz – an essay, a treatise, and, in a way, a self-reflexive commentary of the author – still remains a mystery. And this is due not only to the fact that it may be interpreted in keeping with or against the symbolist tradition – this observation is valid for all conceptions which may be applied to this text. Its ambiguity is related to an attempt at reconciling (and co-creating) the requirements of literary evolution with reaching out (in literature and through literature) for the redeemed time. A close reading of this treatise reveals its notable feature: some of its sentences imitate the concise and categorical character of analytical sentences. As a result, two modes of reading present themselves: not only does Mythologising provide some rules to the Schulzean world, but it also leans out from it towards contemporary literature and philosophy.

Publication details

Published in:

Ulicka Danuta (2018) Writing history – shaping history: of (not only polish) literary studies, 2nd edn.. Genève-Lausanne, sdvig press.

Pages: 225-242

Full citation:

Kącka Eliza (2018) „The other normativity: Bruno Schulz and his remythologising of the word“, In: D. Ulicka (ed.), Writing history – shaping history, Genève-Lausanne, sdvig press, 225–242.