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City as a Visual Impression: Experiences of Polish Emigrants

Author(s): Bożena Karwowska
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: city; visual experience; women's writing; Polish literature

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses visual experiences of new immigrants as recorded in literary works by Polish writers. Arrival in a new country was often connected with life in a city built according to unfamiliar plans and principles. This, in turn, resulted in confusion, loss, and longing for the home country.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 79-87
  • Page Count: 9
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