Święta Anna – ideał żony i matki w starożytnym i staropolskim piśmiennictwie apokryficznym
Journal Title: Prace Literaturoznawcze - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
The article consists of the comparative analysis of chosen apocrypha originating from the Modern Era (the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew and the Protevangelium of James) and the Old Polish times (the Life of Saint Anne Jan’s from Koszyczek, The History of Saint Anne Mikołaj’s of Wilkowieck and some initial fragments from The Przemysl Meditation). The aim of the analysis is the way of the presentation of Saint Anne (the mother of Virgin Mary) in se-lected literary texts. In the course of the analysis the story of the heroine, which is created from five cited literary works, is also reminded. Great emphasis is put on the family genealogy of the saint and the pre-figured behaviour of its individual family members. The goal of the study is to show that Saint Anne plays mainly a moralistic rolein the apocrypha. She embodiesa model of an ideal wife and mother which is particularly recommended in the old Jewish and old Polish communities. In the article there are also many examples of the behaviour of the characters, which are also placed in a historical context and the Bible. What is more, there are some references to hagiographical studies. In the end the conclusions based on the analysis emphasise the role of such presentations for Christian society.
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Małgorzata Wojtowicz
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