The Remnants of Modernity; Two Essays on Sarmatism and Utopia in Polish Contemporary Literature - Modernity in Question: Studies in Philosophy and History of Ideas

Czaplinski, Przemyslaw

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Polish culture after 1989 has been defined by conflicts surrounding the remnants of modernity, phenomena marginalised during communism. The book considers two such phenomena: the search for a common tradition and the disappearance of utopia. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, romanticism provided a common tradition. After 1989, its place was assumed by Sarmatism, an elite and xenophobic pre-modern cultural formation, into which contradictory values were introduced, creating an explosive mixture of emancipation and populism. The second remnant, the heritage of utopia, is addressed in works whose critical visions of change are not comprehensive projects, but rather rebellions. They begin with a questioning of authority, and lead to a posthuman definition of humanity and interspecies solidarity.

Book information

ISBN:	9783631629246
Publisher:	Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Imprint:	Peter Lang
Pub date:	15 Dec 2014
Edition:	New edition 1
DEWEY:	891.85090073
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	193
Weight:	352g
Height:	156mm
Width:	214mm
Spine width:	17mm