Idilični prostori kot drugi prostori v pripovedni prozi Pavline Pajk

Abstract

V izbrani pripovedni prozi Pavline Pajk so predstavljeni idilični prostori (vrtovi, gaji, ribniki in gozdne jase), ki s posameznimi prvinami spomi- njajo na locus amoenus. Praviloma se pojavljajo v vlogi romantičnih hete- rotopij kot iluzijski prostori počitka, branja, ročnega dela, premišljevanja, zaupnih pogovorov, uživanja na svežem zraku ali ljubezenskih srečanj, vsaj na enem mestu pa je opazna tudi njihova razgradnja. Idilični prostori, v katere so umeščeni ženski liki, opozarjajo obenem na tradicionalni kon- cept istovetenja ženske z naravo, kar se pokaže v prevladujoči rastlinski oziroma cvetni metaforiki za žensko, temelječi na konceptualni metafori ŽENSKA JE RASTLINA. Vendar ta metafora ne govori le o ženski ali o konvencionalnosti pisateljičinega sloga, temveč sporoča tudi prevladu- joče predstave o razumevanju ženske v družbeno-kulturnem kontekstu 19. stoletja. The narrative prose by Pavlina Pajk speaks of idyllic spaces (gardens, ponds and forest clearings, etc.), which are in some of their elements remi- niscent of the locus amoenus. As a rule they appear in the role of romantic heterotopias, i.e. as spaces of rest, reading, knitting and sewing, places of reflection, confidential conversations, and places for enjoying the fresh air or amorous encounters. In the novel Slučaji usode (Strikes of Fate) the idyllic image of the garden is also decomposed. Idyllic spaces in which female characters are placed thus remind us of the traditional concept of the integration of woman with nature, which is featured in the predominant plant metaphors for women based on the conceptual metaphor WOMAN IS A PLANT. However, this metaphor does not speak only of a woman, or of the conventionality of the author’s style, but announces also the prevailing understanding of the perceptions of women in the socio-cultural context of the 19th century.