THE POETICS OF CORPOREALITY IN GABRIELA ZAPOLSKA’S NOVEL CATHY THE CARYATID

The article attempts to analyze the novel of a polish writer Gabriela Zapolska “Cathy Caryatid” from perspective corporeality - feminine and masculine. indicates main aspects interpretation concept gender sociocultural, which are important for understanding artistic specifics representation human in novel. In novel, female is represented by two perspectives: personal bodily experience objectification body men patriarchal culture. character tried preserve her innocence, considering it greatest treasure. At beginning young, healthy girl twenty with exaggerated physical characteristics idealized moral qualities appears before reader. When came get job, was viewed as commodity that could be purchased exploited at work. dreams getting married, so she strives keep herself “pure”, because this one conditions under decent man can marry her. G. portrays heroine kind “bargaining chip”: choose ways innocence order “exchange” chastity legal marriage happy future, or take path debauchery. loss virginity turning point Zapolska. Rape inflicted great psychological trauma on girl, until now only chance future. analyzes how apparatus implements women, well sexual objectification. Male dominance society includes control over corporeality, women interpreted objects owned changed will. value an object, rule, depends primarily data beauty, health, fertility, etc., while spiritual development education often secondary. protagonist Jan Viebig personification typical masculine who cannot contain his physiological desire understand girl’s refusal. A guided instincts, raping using pleasure, then rejecting promises. naturalistic style presented, consisting depiction ugly sometimes disgusting details surrounding world, were parts reality, particular, descriptions rape, death posthumous decomposition body. Attention focused themes morality exemplary morality, virginity, illegitimate pregnancy, images art, nudity art.