The bible as the «axial» archetext of european literature (by the example of german lyric poetry)

Authors

  • Galina V. Sinilo Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

the «axial» archetext, аrchetextuality, the Bible, Biblical poetics, European literature, German literature of Modern Times, German poetry of the XVII‒XIX centuries, Baroque, Enlightenment, Sentimentalism, Weimar Classicism, Romanticism, Decadence, Modernism, lyrical books of the Bible, genre of biblical paraphrase

Abstract

The paper proves the concept of the «axial» archetext as the ancient text, possessing significant axiological and artistic value and being the central part of any culture and generating new texts. It also substantiates the function of the Bible as the «axial» archetext of European culture and literature. Illustrated by the example of German modern poetry, the archetextual role of the Bible, its lyrical books mainly (The Book of Psalms, The Lamentations, The Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes), is explored in the process of the development of the national poetic tradition and the formation of religious, philosophical, civil and love lyrics.

Author Biography

  • Galina V. Sinilo, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (philology), docent; associate professor at the department of foreign literature, faculty of philology

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2019-02-28

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No. 3 (2017): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology

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Literary Research

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Sinilo, G.V. 2019. The bible as the «axial» archetext of european literature (by the example of german lyric poetry). Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology. 3 (Feb. 2019), 19–29.