Niepokojący wizerunek konia na wybranych przykładach literatury niemieckojęzycznej – symbolika i znaczenie

Abstract

Literature usually represents a horse as a loyal companion of a man, a noble and intelligent animal. The image of a horse in some works, however, relies on their mystery, it evokes anxiety, fear. It symbolizes an internal unease or a drive to escape. Sometimes a horse is equated to the messenger of death; it personifies dark, incomprehensible forces that cannot be understood by a human mind. This aspect of the unexplored equine nature in Germanlanguage literature is addressed in this study.

Keywords

• horse
• anxiety
• death
• elements
• crisis
• escape