Slovenská literatúra

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Authors: Irena Bilińska

The poet, translator, literary critic and protestant priest Andrej Sládkovič (1820 – 1872) is generally considered a foremost poet of the Romantic generation. He authored two key works of Slovak literary Romanticism, Marína (1846) and Detvan (1853) – long poems that have significantly influenced further development of literature written in Slovak. There are two basic positions from which literary history views his oeuvre. These are based on the divided standpoints from which the whole period of Slovak literary Romanticism is viewed. Academics either see it as a single, undivided, conservative and nation-centred unit or as a polyphonic and progressive movement open to other European literatures. Advocates of the former opinion interpret Sládkovič’s works as part of national literary history the aim of which is the assertion of folk national identity. The opposing group of scholars emphasises the unique qualities of Sládkovič’s poetry and positions it within wider philosophical and aesthetic contexts of 19th-century European culture. From this point of view, developmental interferences of Slovak Romantic literature are seen as a dynamic part of multifaceted processes of the given period.

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Authors: Anna Bukovinová

Reviews

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Authors: Magdalena Bystrzak

Research activities and civil actions of Alžbeta Gwerková Göllnerová have recently become the focus of research attention. This contribution provides an overview of the literature on the topic and summarises the perspectives that were brought about by the interdisciplinary discussions that emerged from the online research seminar that took place on 28th January 2021. The seminar was organised by the Institute of Slovak Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and civil organisation Reminiscencie. It was a preparatory stage for the multi-authored monograph on Alžbeta Gwerková Göllnerová. The aim of the publication is to provide a collection of contemporary interpretations of her life and work, evaluate the accessible materials and create room for editorial preparation of archival documents. The publication primarily focuses on evaluating the position of Alžbeta Gwerková Göllnerová as a representative of the state-forming Czechoslovak milieu in the context of the First Czechoslovak Republic and on an adequate evaluation of her positions and activities during the First Slovak Republic. Apart from that, the authors aim at mapping women’s handling of progressive, democratic reformism of the 1930s. The publication equally wishes to address the topic of canonisation of chosen aspects of post-1989 cultural memory.

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Authors: Kristína Gotthardtová

The poetry of Andrej Sládkovič (1820 – 1872) has become a strong source of inspiration for several Slovak musical composers. Their motivation, choice of poems and compositional approaches varied in time. In the 19th century, adaptations of Sládkovič’s shorter poems for a cappella choirs were popular (J. L. Bella, A. H. Krčméry, M. Francisci). The ideas of national emancipation formed the background for these. In the 20th century, greater variance in compositional approaches can be observed. However, these were based on a smaller number of the poems. The article analyses concretisations of various musical genres from the musical adaptation (of the long poem Marína) for an a cappella choir (Andrej Očenáš, 1957) and vocal-instrumental oratorio (Cyril a Metod – Constantine and Methodius, Tibor Andrašovan, 1987) through musical theatre and scenic music to multimedia composition. It takes a closer look at three adaptations of Detvan and describes the different authorial handlings of the poem. While Viliam Figuš-Bystrý’s opera (premiered 1928) illustrates the musical thinking of the late 19th century on a representative genre, the further two point to the use of progressive compositional techniques of the second half of the 20th century and represent utility music (Bartolomej Urbanec, 1963; Tadeáš Salva, 1975).

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Authors: Martin Navrátil

In 1846, one of the most important works of Slovak literary Romanticism, Andrej Sládkovič’s (1820 – 1872) long poem Marína was published in the newly-codified Slovak language. Its second edition, which took into account the dynamic development of this young language, played an important role in the publishing tradition of the poem. Sládkovič revised it in cooperation with the editor Karol Viktorin (1822 – 1874) and it was printed in the series Spisy básnické Andreja Sládkoviča [Poetic writings of Andrej Sládkovič]. Since then, several editors attempted at bringing forth their editions of this canonical work. The latest edition was prepared by Cyril Kraus (1928 – 2012) at a time of a rapid development of Slovak textology. The period publishing conditions were also favourable and owing to these, Kraus not only had the largest corpus of sources at his disposal, but could also rely on these relatively developed publishing techniques. His text has become the authoritative source for later editions. The article takes a look at the various editions of Marína and analyses editorial practices used by Jozef Karol Viktorin and Cyril Kraus.

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Authors: Gabriela Mihalková

Religious writings, intimately linked to his occupation of protestant priest, are an integral part of Andrej Sládkovič’s (1820 – 1872) oeuvre. They can be grouped into several genres, including religious reflective and occasional poetry, prayers, sermons and sermon outlines. Up until now, little attention has been paid to sermon outlines which he had been writing since 1847. This article analysed a selection of sermon outlines from the liturgical year 1850 – 1851. The analysis focused on their thematic features. These ranged from theological and dogmatic through occasional and ethical to moralising, formulated mainly from the position of the ethics of moral duty. Social-moral qualities as realised in the relationship of an individual towards another (specific) individual (in familial, marital or friendly context), and towards the human being in general as well as the society, world and humankind (in the form of social-moral qualities such as solidarity, help and charity) are central focal points of these texts.