Koncepcja czasu cyklicznego w "Maju" Karela Hynka Máchy wobec koncepcji czasu linearnego w "Konradzie Wallenrodzie" Adama Mickiewicza

In the article I analyze the concept of cyclical time as it appears in Maj by Karel Hynek Mácha. This type of time, described as “Holy time” according to Eliade’s definition, is compared with the linear (historical) time created by Adam Mickiewicz in one of his most influential works, namely Konrad Wallenrod. The different creation of time in the text of the Czech romantic prove that May is an original work of art, not only a compilation of themes and motifs borrowed from Polish romantic literature, as it is often claimed.