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"Ksiąźka ta jest poprawioną wersją rozprawy doktorskiej przedstawionej w Instytucie Badań Literackich w 1982 roku." / Includes bibliographical references and index.

Space constitutes one of the main leitmotifs of Czeslaw Milosz's work, both theoretical and poetic. Central in this respect is the notion of imagination as a faculty organizing space, the faculty which, from the times of the Scientific Revolution, has been subject to erosion, especially as far as the religious imagination is concerned. The abolition of the anthropocentric, hierarchical vision of space, threw human beings into a state of alienation, conceptual nowhere. Religion was replaced by the dogmatism of scientific reductionism, the reality of Ulro. Milosz shows the way out of Ulro, the way out of nowhere to the somewhere. This thesis aims to illustrate the conceptual map of the way out of Ulro as portrayed in four selected volumes of poetry and the novel Dolina Issy, anchored in different points of Milosz's biography. The Land of Ulro, the collection of essays which encapsulate Milosz's ideas on space, constitutes a canopy work for the interpretation of the practical realization of those ideas in Milosz's poetic work. Trzy zimy (1936), Swiat, poema naiwne (1943), Miasto bez imienia (1969), and Druga przestrzen (2002) provide the material for the analysis of different aspects of Milosz's conception of space. Subject to analysis is the relationship between object and human subject as regards the formative, childhood experience of the space of the house (manor) and surrounding landscape, the act of building space on the basis of memory and retrospection in the context of distance and exile, and the workings of religious imagination in the context of the realm of second space. Through his conception of space, Milosz defends human existence in its completeness. He shows the way out of Ulro. This thesis aims to retrace Milosz's map out of the land of alienation on the basis of the poet's selected works.

The present thesis offers a comparative analysis of the theme of feminine doubling, which has not yet been taken into academic consideration. It examines the strategies of construction of relationships bonding mother-figures, daughter-figures, and father-figures in the various texts selected for inclusion in this dissertation from British and Polish literature. The key argument is that the tie between feminine doubles can be positive. A mother-figure (or the first wife) is capable of sharing her experiences with her daughter-figure (or the second wife). The second pivot of this exploration is the figure of a sexual mother. The dissertation comprises three parts. The aim of the first section of the thesis is to provide an introduction to the broad cultural context of the mid-nineteenth- to early twentieth-century Polish literature. The second, pivotal part is an exploration of the themes of feminine doubling and feminine sexuality as manifested in the Polish texts, including Narcyza Żmichowska’s The Heathen, Maria Konopnicka’s “Miss Florentine”, Maria Komornicka’s “On Father and his Daughter” and Zofia Nałkowska’s “Green Shore”. It also consists of an interrogation of the shifts occurring in the plot of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca: these shifts concern the protagonists and the nature of their relationships with the sexual mother-figures. The present analysis stems from the conviction that a comparative reinterpretation of the two novels has been largely overlooked so far. The aim of the thesis is to apply various theoretical approaches that enable the reader to bring together the Freudo-Lacanian psychoanalysis and écriture féminine. The broad psychoanalytical context, including the works of the forgotten Freudian scholar Sabina Spielrein, provides a basis for the comparison. It also enables a profound, intertextual, and inspiring analysis. The thesis is meant to provide a much-needed new reading of Polish women's literature in a comparative structure, so that these texts may be afforded their appropriate position within the British and Polish critique. The innovative features of the research include its comparative character, and the implementation of various psychoanalytical approaches to the Polish works. Additionally, the thesis focuses on literary analysis. It incorporates the findings of various scholars interested in issues associated with “femininity”: it emphasises the importance of gender and feminist issues to the literary (re)interpretation of women’s texts. The present investigation is not conclusive and should be viewed as a stepping stone for further comparative exploration of Polish novels penned by women.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures, June 1999. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisor: Katherine Arens. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Notre travail se penche sur la réécriture de quelques mythes du point de vue féminin afin de proposer une (re)construction de la généalogie des femmes. Quelles sont les figures représentatives du couple mère/fille, et comment se construisent-elles ? Dans quels mouvements s’inscrivent les reprises des mythes classiques ? Faut-il détourner les mythes créés par les hommes afin de parvenir à une nouvelle généalogie féminine ? Ce travail relève d’une double approche comparatiste, il propose tout d’abord l’analyse des figures archétypales mères-filles dans une perspective mythocritique, puis sur un plan culturel et linguistique, rapprochant des textes de la littérature française et polonaise. Ainsi, les figures bibliques d’Ève et Marie s’unissent aux représentations des mythologies païennes, telles Déméter et Perséphone, Iphigénie et Clytemnestre, ou enfin Médée. Ces figures anciennes de la maternité reviennent en force, revisitées par des écrivaines françaises et polonaises contemporaines, et ce pour redéfinir la perception du couple mère/fille. Les œuvres analysées sont nombreuses, d’Hélène Cixous à Christine Angot pour le corpus français. Quant aux textes polonais, c’est pour le lecteur français toute une littérature à découvrir qui est présentée, explorée et analysée. Nous nous intéressons à des auteures polonaises qui ont contribué à la naissance d’une écriture féminine plus intime après 1989. Nous attribuons une place considérable à la traduction des extraits des textes étudiés, ceci dans l’optique d’une traduction complète ultérieurement. Malgré les contextes socio-culturels différents dans lesquels évoluent les deux littératures, un véritable dialogue s’établit au niveau des paradigmes mythiques exploités. Ce rapprochement permet d’envisager une certaine universalité inscrite dans les mythes anciens évoquant les figures de la maternité. Il s’agit in fine d’une quête commune des femmes à la recherche d’une histoire pour la refondation d’une nouvelle généalogie. / This dissertation examines the rewriting of some myths from the female point of view in order to propose a (re)construction of women's genealogy. What are the representative figures of the mother/daughter relationship, and how are they constructed? In which movements do the rewritings of classical myths fit? Should the myths created by men be diverted in order to achieve a new female genealogy? This work is based on a double comparative approach ; first, it proposes an analysis of archetypal mother-daughter figures in a mythocritical perspective ; second, it brings together texts from French and Polish literature on cultural and linguistic levels. Thus, the biblical figures of Eve and Mary are compared with representations of pagan mythologies, such as Demeter and Persephone, Iphigenia and Clytemnestra, or finally Medea. These ancient figures of maternity return in force, revisited by contemporary French and Polish writers, to redefine the perception of the mother/daughter relationship. The works analyzed are numerous; for the French corpus, they range from Hélène Cixous to Christine Angot, and for the Polish texts, this dissertation focuses on women’s literature after 1989, when a more intimate literature emerged. These texts will be presented and analyzed so that the French reader can usefully discover them in tandem with the French texts. Considerable importance is given to the translation of extracts from these texts, in view of a complete translation later on. Despite the different socio-cultural contexts in which the two literatures have evolved, a real dialogue is established at the level of mythical paradigms. This rapprochement makes possible to imagine a universality inscribed in the ancient myths evoking the figures of motherhood. It is ultimately a common quest of women searching for a history in order to find foundations for a new genealogy.

The thesis documents and interprets the conflict between the literary discourses of the time on the one hand, and the specific approach of Karel Krejčí (1904-1979), comparatist, Slavist and Czech studies scholar, on the other hand. Based on the Krejčí's studies on literary history and comparative literature, as well as his participation in the methodological debates of his time, the thesis analyses the impact of this conflict on the author's literary theory method, and his work of a literary historian and comparatist in general. The analysis is based on the ambiguous reception of Krejčí's scientific work: while he is recognised as a great personality in the field of Slavic studies, he is considered an outsider in the general context of Czech literary science. The thesis describes how the author, with his methodological approach, was in opposition to the prevailing trend. As a Slavic studies scholar he criticised the 'influence science' and positivist methods employed in the field. In the period between the two world wars he inclined towards the sociology of literature, although this discipline did not become popular. While he was interested in phenomenology and formalism, he defended his 'historical-sociological' approach against structuralism, which was gaining ground. In the 1950s Krejčí wrote a...

Cette thèse analyse les rapports culturels complexes entre le monde juif et le monde polonais en Pologne dans les années 1885-1939 à la lumière des traductions du polonais vers le yiddish et du yiddish vers le polonais. Les acteurs culturels concernés sont les Juifs polonais face à la société majoritaire, donc d’un point de vue linguistique les yiddishophones face aux polonophones, ainsi que les milieux juifs d’expression polonaise et yiddish. La thèse aborde divers aspects des contacts culturels : les représentations des Juifs dans la littérature polonaise et celle des Polonais dans la littérature yiddish, la traduction de la littérature mondiale en yiddish, ainsi que l’attitude envers cette langue en Pologne. Elle traite aussi, dans un large contexte socioculturel, de la traduction littéraire dans les deux sens, y compris dans la création théâtrale et l’édition pour enfants. Ce que l’on peut en conclure, c’est le grand intérêt du public yiddishophone pour la culture polonaise. Les traductions du yiddish en polonais attirent peu d’attention de la part des non-Juifs, mais constituent un important facteur identitaire pour des Juifs polonisés. / This thesis analyzes the complex cultural relations between the Jewish world and the Polish world in Poland in the years 1885-1939 as seen through translations from Polish to Yiddish and from Yiddish to Polish. The persons concerned in this process are the Polish Jews as opposed to the majority population or, from a linguistic point of view, Yiddish speakers in contrast with the Polish-speaking majority, as well Jewish circles in which Yiddish and Polish were spoken. The thesis touches on various aspects of these cultural contacts: the representation of Jews in Polish literature and of Poles in Yiddish literature, the translation of world literature into Yiddish, and the attitude toward the Yiddish language in Poland. It also deals with literary translation in both directions viewed in a broad socio-cultural context, including theatrical creation and children’s literature. The conclusion that can be drawn is that of a great interest in Polish culture on the part of the Yiddish-speaking public. As for translations from Yiddish to Polish, they attract little attention from non-Jews but constitute an important factor in the identity of assimilated Jews.

La recherche se focalise sur l’étude comparative de l’érotisme dans deux romans : La Marge d’André Pieyre de Mandiargues et La Pornographie de Witold Gombrowicz. Conformément à la nouvelle approche comparative (Apter, Casanova, Moretti) et dans une perspective culturelle et littéraire, le projet explore la façon dont l’érotisme peut être entendu (ou malentendu) dans l’histoire des idées, dans la critique littéraire et dans les œuvres littéraires. À partir d’une enquête épistémologique, de l’histoire contrastive du contexte littéraire franco-polonais et des enjeux critiques développés par Bataille, Foucault, Barthes et Deleuze, le projet montre les différences culturelles dans la représentation de l’érotisme littéraire. En outre, il compare la façon dont Mandiargues et Gombrowicz défendent la nécessité et le danger de l’érotisme dans la littérature, à travers leur écriture critique. Enfin, grâce à l’analyse des deux romans, l’étude tend à expliquer la dynamique de l’érotisme littéraire compris comme un thème tantôt descriptif tantôt narratif. Les deux romans montrent comment le rêve érotique peut être exploré à travers la temporalité narrative ou à travers l’espace et, par conséquent, comment ils peuvent conduire à des interprétations photographiques ou cinématographiques. Cette recherche vise à mettre en évidence le rôle de ces écrivains dans une discussion sur l’ars erotica contemporain dans la littérature mondiale et cherche à encourager l’étude de l’érotisme dans la littérature comparée. / The research focuses on the comparative study of eroticism in two novels: The Margin by André Pieyre de Mandiargues and Pornografia by Witold Gombrowicz. Following the new comparative approach (Apter, Casanova, Moretti) from a cultural and literary perspective, the project explores the ways in which eroticism can be understood (or misunderstood) in the history of ideas, in literary criticism and finally in literary works. Starting from an epistemological inquiry, the contrasting literary histories of Poland and France and theoretical approaches developed by Bataille, Foucault, Barthes and Deleuze, the project shows the cultural differences in representing eroticism in literature. Furthermore it compares how Mandiargues and Gombrowicz defend the necessity and the danger of eroticism in literature through their critical writing. Finally, thanks to a deep textual analysis of the two novels, the study seeks to explain the dynamics of literary eroticism understood as a theme that is either descriptive or narrative. The two novels show how the erotic dream can be explored through narrative temporality or space and consequently lead to photographical or cinematographical interpretations. This research intends to highlight the role of these writers in the discussion of contemporary ars erotica in global literature and to encourage the study of eroticism in comparative literature.