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Marek Pacukiewicz<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>The Naked Mountaineer in the Mirror of Myth<\/strong><\/p>\n

The author puts forward the thesis that nowadays in Polish mountaineering literature (auto)biographical forms replace the older genre of expedition books. This change is the effect of the search for fully revealed \u201creal,\u201d and somehow \u201cnaked\u201d man as the main source of contemporary\u2019s cultural discourses, which was diagnosed by Michel Foucault as the \u201canthropological sleep.\u201d The article is an attempt to analyse the mountaineering discourse as the set of transformations of myth (in accordance with Claude L\u00e9vi-Strauss\u2019s understanding).<\/p>\n

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El\u017cbieta Dutka<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>Not Much Has Been Written about the Mountains\u2026 On the Subject of Mountain Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0article discusses the\u00a0research subject of mountain studies. The\u00a0standpoints of two scholars, representative for Polish literary studies, are distinguished, that of Jacek Kolbuszewski\u2019s and Tomasz St\u0119pie\u0144\u2019s. While Kolbuszewski argues that the\u00a0term \u201cmountain literature,\u201d however popular, is imprecise and it is more justified to speak of a\u00a0theme or a\u00a0motif of mountains in literature, St\u0119pie\u0144 draws upon the\u00a0developments in media studies and adopts a\u00a0broader definition encompassing all literature somehow related to mountains. Both researchers are united in their conviction that mountaineering literature (the works written by climbers) is a\u00a0separate phenomenon in literature.<\/p>\n

Oliver Lubrich, Thomas Nehrlich<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>The Aesthetics and Politics of Volcanoes: William Hamilton\u2019s Campi Phlegraei<\/strong><\/p>\n

William Hamilton (1730\u20131803) was one of the foremost volcanologists of his time, renowned for his scientific contributions as well as his glamorous life. Born into British aristocracy, he served as a diplomat in Naples, where he climbed Vesuvius over 50 times and witnessed numerous eruptions. His observations culminated in the publication of Campi Phlegraei (1776\/1779), which, at the time, was the most accurate account of the Phlegraean Fields in Campania, now recognized as one of the largest supervolcanoes on Earth. Hamilton was married to the much younger Lady Emma, who became the lover of Admiral Nelson, the subject of various movies as well as Susan Sontag\u2019s novel The Volcano Lover. He collected ancient artifacts and captivated visitors such as Goethe with his passion for antiquity. Most importantly, his geological expeditions uncovered the volcanic origins of southern Italy, highlighting the dual nature of seismic activity\u00a0\u2013 both destructive and essential for the region\u2019s fertility. His vivid accounts illustrate the forces of nature, laying foundational insights for modern geology.\u00a0Campi Phlegraei,
illustrated by Pietro Fabris, combines scientific precision with artistic flair, capturing the pleasant landscapes and perilous eruptions around Naples while pioneering the aesthetics of nature writing. Set against the backdrop of political unrest and the \u201ceruption\u201d of the French Revolution, Hamilton\u2019s reports also reflect the sociopolitical climate of his time. Inspiring writers and artists, his legacy continues to resonate. It offers a historical perspective on today\u2019s environmental challenges and contemporary discourses on climate change and disaster management.<\/p>\n

Barbara Szargot, Maciej Szargot<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>Zygmunt Krasi\u0144ski in the Alps<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article examines Zygmunt Krasi\u0144ski\u2019s travels through the Alps between 1829 and 1830, as described in his letters, prose fragments, and French-language diary. The authors focus on how Krasi\u0144ski depicted the places he visited, viewed through the lens of Romantic aesthetics, emotional sensibility, and \u2013 above all \u2013 his literary influences. The article also highlights the evolution of his writing from epigonic imitation to creative independence.<\/p>\n

Ewa Roszkowska<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>\u201cI Know What I Have to Lose, and I Know What I Have to Gain\u2026\u201d \u2013 On Mountaineering by Mieczys\u0142aw Kar\u0142owicz<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article presents Mieczys\u0142aw Kar\u0142owicz as a devoted admirer of the Tatra Mountains, offering an analysis of his views on mountains and mountaineering. Contrary to the prevailing belief of over a century, Kar\u0142owicz did not adopt extreme aestheticism or decadence in his approach to climbing. Instead, he was one of the founders of a modern ideology of Tatra mountaineering. He defined the ideal of the mountaineer and sought to reconcile the opposing extremes inherent in the act of climbing. While he did not reject the athletic aspect of mountaineering, he saw it as a necessary means to achieve a\u00a0greater goal: the search for and experience of the beauty of the mountains.<\/p>\n

Jakub \u017bmidzi\u0144ski<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>\u201cThe Mountains Shall Speak\u2026\u201d \u2013 Visual, Acoustic, and Mystical Aspects of the Mountain Landscape in Roman Brandstaetter\u2019s novel „Jesus of Nazareth\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his tetralogy, Roman Brandstaetter meticulously reconstructs the forms, colours, and sounds of the ancient Palestinian landscape. Within this setting, mountains occupy a prominent role, forming a constant line on the horizon, and key events often take place on their slopes or summits. Among the most important are the desert Mount of Temptation \u2013 Ein Dok, the hill where Jesus delivered his famous sermon, Mount Hermon \u2013 associated by the author with the scene of the scene of the Transfiguration \u2013 the Mount of Olives, and Golgotha. Furthermore, the author offers an nterpretation of the primordial theology of mountains, drawing on Jewish and Christian mystical traditions.<\/p>\n

Przemys\u0142aw Kaliszuk<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>\u201cThis Mountaineering is Really an Idiotic Idea\u2026\u201d: Jan D\u0142ugosz and textualized Climbing<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article explores the mountaineering writing of Jan D\u0142ugosz. The author analyses the literariness of the texts in the context of the notion of the bodily sublime and examines how D\u0142ugosz sought to convey the specificity of the mountaineering experience to readers without expert knowledge of climbing. D\u0142ugosz\u2019s writing is interpreted as a crucial link in the development of Polish mountaineering literature, with its distinguishing feature identified as a \u201cmediating\u201d literariness.<\/p>\n

Marcin Czerwi\u0144ski<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>The Mountain as Phantasm and Elemental Force, as Challenge and Metaphor: A Provisional Essay on Climbing, Writing, and Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article brings together selected representations of the act of climbing a mountain as found in literary texts, ranging from conventional topoi in early literature associated with the poetic arts to contemporary reflections on the creative process and interdisciplinary artistic practices that draw on mountain symbolism. The metaphor of ascending a peak also provides a structural and interpretive framework for the poem discussed in the article. In addition, the paper refers to several selected personal accounts of real mountaineering or Himalayan expeditions \u2013 including, in an autoethnographic gesture, those of the author himself. The narrative, constructed from these varied elements that form the basis of the essay, becomes a performative attempt to imagine the experience of following a mountain path.<\/p>\n

Anna Dr\u00f3\u017cd\u017c, Piotr Major<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>Mountain as a Teaching Space \u2013 Learning Medicine in Extreme Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mountain medicine is a medical discipline focused on health issues associated with high-altitude exposure and the human body\u2019s functioning under extreme environmental conditions. With the growing popularity of mountain tourism, there is an increasing demand for healthcare professionals equipped with the knowledge and training necessary to diagnose and manage medical conditions in mountainous areas. The mountains offer a unique educational environment for training future doctors and paramedics.<\/p>\n

Marina Marengo<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>The Massif Central through Its Literary Representations<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this essay we want to investigate the methods as well as the typologies of literary representations relating to the Massif Central, starting from the writers who have chosen this portion of the middle French mountains as the context to set their novels. These are literary works that have the peculiarity of representing the territorialization actions of the inhabitants as well as their ways of life, relationships, and production\u00a0\u2013 of yesteryear or contemporary\u00a0\u2013 of this portion of France starting from the end of the nineteenth century. The enhancement of local literary heritage has contributed to creating new dynamics of local development in the marginal areas of the mountain region in question, such as literary itineraries, literary caf\u00e9s, writers\u2019 houses, etc.<\/p>\n

Ma\u0142gorzata Okupnik<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>\u201cI Admire the Wives of Famous Alpinists More Than the Alpinists Themselves\u201d Autobiographical Narratives of Cecylia Kukuczka and Ewa Dyakowska-Berbeka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Himalayan mountaineering has two faces. The obverse is great passion, the conquest of peaks, the art of survival in extremely harsh conditions, and the acceptance of mortal risk. The reverse is the suffering endured by the climber\u2019s loved ones\u2014those who fear for their life during an expedition and, in the event of tragedy, mourn their death in the mountains. Telling are the words of Wanda Rutkiewicz: \u201cI admire the wives of famous mountaineers more than the mountaineers themselves.\u201d The passion of these husbands often takes more from their wives than it gives. The subject of this analysis is the autobiographical narratives of Cecylia Kukuczka and Ewa Dyakowska-Berbeka.<\/p>\n

Teodoro Katinis<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>Praising Praise. Speroni\u2019s Short Treatise on the Demonstrative Genre<\/strong><\/p>\n

This contribution presents an analysis of the short treatise\u00a0De genere demonstrativo\u00a0by the Paduan rhetorician and philosopher Sperone Speroni\u00a0(1500\u20131588), a\u00a0highly relevant figure of the Italian Cinquecento. The main point of Speroni\u2019s treatise is to defend demonstrative rhetoric against its detractors and to give it a\u00a0larger space than Aristotle did in his\u00a0Art of Rhetoric. I\u00a0focus on the dialogue of the text with the rhetorical tradition and on the original aspects of Speroni\u2019s argumentation in favor of praise, with particular attention to the technique of amplification. In conducting this examination, I\u00a0highlight some of the rhetorical strategies that Speroni himself applies in praising praise.<\/p>\n

Sara Gallegati<\/h2>\n

\"\" <\/em>Notes on Vittorio Alfieri\u2019s „La virt\u00f9 sconosciuta\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alfieri\u2019s\u00a0La virt\u00f9 sconosciuta\u00a0is one of the author\u2019s most personal texts. The work, a\u00a0dialogue with his deceased friend Francesco Gori Gandellini, recalls an essential fragment of the author\u2019s life and work from\u00a01786. The text contains many stories about the his-
tory of literature, Alfier\u2019s past and future, and specific fragments of his autobiography, which the author published shortly thereafter. However, the article attempts to emphasise the political significance of this work. As Giuseppe Ricuperati claims, in fact, this dia\u00adlogue, along with other treatises, refers to the European Enlightenment tradition and is close to authors such as Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau, Helv\u00e9tius, Boulanger, Mirabeau, Diderot. The study, therefore, attempts to highlight the political level of the work by examining its various aspects, from the choice of the interlocutor, a Republican from Siena, to the points of contact of this dialogue with other political works of the Asti area. Histori\u00adcal and archival aspects are then examined: the work was developed at the Kehl print\u00ading house, where Alfieri published his other political texts to escape the restrictions of French censorship. Finally, the first draft of\u00a0La virt\u00f9 sconosciuta\u00a0appears in the same formula in which the above-mentioned political works are created.<\/p>\n

Elena Grazioli<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/em> El\u00e9mire Zolla and \u201cNuovi Argomenti\u201d: the Laboratory of Eclissi dell’intelettuale<\/strong><\/p>\n

The essay examines El\u00e9mire Zolla\u2019s contributions to \u201cNuovi Argomenti\u201d. It highlights how the journal was considered a\u00a0\u2018privileged venue\u2019 for the publication of his works by publishing the core content of\u00a0Eclissi dell\u2019intellettuale, despite Zolla\u2019s intense work du\u00adr\u00ading the same period at \u201cTempo Presente\u201d. More broadly, it analyzes Zolla\u2019s different contributions to Carocci\u2019s and Moravia\u2019s periodical, ranging from responses to surveys to the more literary essay\u00a0Proust e\u00a0la politica di potenza. It aims to contextualize his early work in Rome within the general trajectory of his research and scholarly interests, particularly focusing on critical theory concerning his contemporary society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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