Kraków przełomu XIX i XX wieku jako temat Boyowej metaforyki (na materiale Znaszli ten kraj? (Cyganeria krakowska)... oraz Innych wspomnień o Krakowie)

Abstract

This article is an attempt to examine the function of metaphors in Boy-Żeleński’s columns, their role in shaping the atmosphere of this eminent writer’s works. The article shows how the author presents the world depicted in his works, and identifies the writer’s preferences in this respect. Its aims at excerpting the metaphors whose connotative cohesion has been consciously violated by the author. Special attention in paid to the way the author departs from some common linguistic conventions to create his unique style, which remains fascinating to this day.