Полската Касандра. Профетизъм и катастрофизъм в междувоенната полска литература
Polish Cassandra. Prophetism and Catastrophism in Interwar Polish Literature

Summary/Abstract: The current text follows prophetic motifs in catastrophic works of the interwar period of Polish literature, conceptually linking them to the motif of the unheard Cassandra.The works are presented in the context of the multifaceted crisis that gripped Europe between the wars, as well as in the context of the catastrophic current in Polish literature between the wars. In the center of attention are poems by Czeslaw Milosz, Józef Czechowicz, Anatol Stern (“Europa”), Antoni Słonimski (the novel “The Two Ends of the World”), the essays of Jerzy Stempowski, Marian Zdzieechowski.

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