Photography as a prop (of a poem) Dante’s Inferno in (two)
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Fotografia jako rekwizyt (wiersza). Piekło Dantego w (dwóch) Komentarzach do fotografii Witolda Wirpszy
Photography as a prop (of a poem) Dante’s Inferno in (two) Commentaries on photographs by Witold Wirpsza

Author(s): Cezary Zalewski
Subject(s): Photography, Polish Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: photography; literature; Witold Wirpsza; The Family of Man;

Summary/Abstract: The article is an analysis of two poetic texts by Witold Wirpsza from the volume Comments onfotografia. The object of inquiry is the status of photography as a prop in Wirpsza’s multimodal con-struction. The similarities between the works were brought out and explained on the assumptionthat in both cases the poet uses references to Dante’s Divine Comedy.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 40
  • Page Range: 111-128
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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