Siedemnastowieczna Litwa w najnowszej prozie litewskiej O powieści Silva rerum Kristiny Sabaliauskaitė
Journal Title: Śląskie Studia Polonistyczne - Year 2017, Vol 10, Issue 2
Abstract
The novel Silva rerum has become a bestseller in Lithuania, although it seems that – as a work contesting the Lithuanian national myth – it did not stand a chance to gain such popularity. It was issued for the first time in 2008 and several re-editions have been released so far. The story of the noble family of Narwojsz, presented in Silva rerum covering the years 1659–1667, turned out to be extremely attractive not only for the Lithuanian reader. The novel has become a bestseller also in Latvia and Estonia. In Poland, it did not get such a large publicity, however – perfectly translated into Polish by Izabela Korybut-Daszkiewicz and published in 2015 – it gained great attention of readers and critics. The author of the article wonders what features decided about the reading success of Silva rerum. She analyzes the baroque stylization of the novel, in which, on many levels, the excess meets with asceticism. She looks at the phenomenon of micro-history, which consequently pushes the “great history” to the background (which is unprecedented in the tradition of the Lithuanian historical novel). She shows how Kristina Sabaliauskaitė transforms the authentic space of Vilnius, capturing the specific genius loci of this city and masterfully combining fiction with geographical and historical reality. Le roman Silva rerum est un livre à succès en Lituanie malgré la contestation du mythe national des lituaniens. Publié en 2008 pour la première fois, jusqu’à présent était réédité une dizaine de fois. L’histoire racontée dans Silva rerum présentant la famille noble de Narwojsze est fermée entre 1659 et 1667 et reste très attirante non seulement pour le lecteur lituanien. Le roman est devenu best-seller aussi en Lettonie et en Estonie. En Pologne il n’a pas acquis un tel renom. Une excellente traduction d’Izabela Korybut-Daszkiewicz publiée en 2015 a retrouvé un grand intérêt des lecteurs et des critiques. L’auteure de l’article essaye d’indiquer les traits de l’intrigue et de la narration garantissant un succès parmi les lecteurs de Silva rerum. Elle analyse le caractère baroque du roman où sur de nombreuses couches l’excès affronte l’ascèse. Elle observe le phénomène de la micro-histoire repoussant conséquemment la « grande histoire » à l’arrière-plan (c’est une démarche inconnue dans la tradition du roman historique lituanien). L’auteure démontre la transformation de l’espace authentique de Vilnius, son genius loci et l’assemblage magistrale de la fiction et de la réalité géographique et historique.
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Anna Szawerna-Dyrszka
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