Goodness, mercy? The place of the “old sensibility” in the newest poetry Cover Image

Dobroć, miłosierdzie? Miejsce „starej wrażliwości” w poezji najnowszej
Goodness, mercy? The place of the “old sensibility” in the newest poetry

Author(s): Piotr Śliwiński
Subject(s): Aesthetics, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: goodness; poetry; mercy; tears; nihilism; anthropology;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with goodness (and mercy motivated by it) as a quality present in a modern poem and manifesting itself in the world through the poem. The author discusses overt and hidden filiations between poetry and kindness (and mercy as the practice of kindness), situating his considerations against the background of key contemporary strategies of thinking about, and practicing poetry.

  • Issue Year: 340/2023
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 230-234
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish
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