Katja Mihurko Poniz

Materinstvo kot umetnostni motiv in njegova upodobitev v povesti Samorastniki
Motherhood as an Artistic Motif and ats Exploitation in the Story Samorastniki


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V slovenski literaturi srecamo stevilne in izredno zanimive zenske like pri Zofki Kveder, pozornost vzbjajoce pa je tudi slikanje materinstva v Vorancevi povesti Samorastniki, saj pisatelj prikaze Meto v razlicnih zivljenjskih obdobjih in v razlicnih vlogah (tudi kot clen v verigi matrilinearnega nasledstva). Tako ustvari prepricljivo literarno osebo, katere glavni atribut je materinstvo, videno skozi tradicionalni, patriarhalni pogled na svet.

In Slovene literature, numerous and very interesting female characters are found in the works of Zofka Kveder. Another interesting exploitation of the motherhood motif is Voranc's story Samorastniki, where Meta is depicted at various stages of her life and in various roles (also as a link in a chain of matrilineage). Thus she becomes a convincing literary character, whose main attribute is motherhood as seen within a traditional, patriarchal view of the world.

In literature, the motif of maternal happiness is particularly common in works of female writers, while in traditional folk literature the maternal figure is frequently absent. In the Sturm und Drang and Romantic literature the motif of infanticide is quite common. It is encountered in several texts by Zofka Kveder, whose rich repertoire of different views of motherhood has not been surpassed in Slovene literature.

Another interesting exploitation of this motif is Voranc's story Samorastniki, where --- although it is subordinated to the idea of a new generation of revolutionaries --- Meta is depicted at various stages of her life and in various roles (also as a link in a chain of matrilineage). Thus she becomes a convincing literary character, whose main attribute is motherhood as seen within a traditional, patriarchal view of the world.