Trees and Leaves in the Last Poems by Mickiewicz
Bernadetta KUCZERA-CHACHULSKA
Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1817-9083
Abstract
The paper discusses the motif of trees in Adam Mickiewicz’s late lyrical works, while focusing on the distich “Uciec z duszą na listek” [“To escape with one’s soul onto a little leaf”]. An analysis of the poem, combined with a comparison between the motifs included in it and the motif of a tree present in other works by Mickiewicz, leads to revealing nature (trees) as a main artistic vehicle for the themes of transformation, infinity, and spirituality.
Keywords:
Mickiewicz, poetry, tree, leaves, transformationKUCZERA-CHACHULSKA, B. (2020). Drzewa (i liście) w ostatnich wierszach Mickiewicza. Ethos. Kwartalnik Instytutu Jana Pawła II KUL, 33(3), 93–106. https://doi.org/10.12887/33-2020-3-131-08
Bernadetta KUCZERA-CHACHULSKA
Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1817-9083
Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1817-9083
