Widma poety. Poeta widma (trzy śmierci Tadeusza Różewicza)
The Spectre of the Poet. The Poet Spectre (the three deaths of Tadeusz Różewicz)

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to reinterpret the poetry of Tadeusz Różewicz (with particular emphasis on his last books) from a perspective defined by the category of spectrality. According to the author of the essay, this topic – creatively developed by J. Derrida, and returning in the texts of such thinkers as Giorgio Agamben and J.D. Caputo – provides us with a relatively consistent means of approaching Różewicz’s poetic oeuvre, including his dialogue with mass culture in the books "Kup kota w worku" [Buy a Pig in a Poke], and "To i Owo" [This and That]. Emphasis is placed on the themes of the death of poetry, language, and God found in Różewicz’s work, which – taken together – lead us to postsecular reflection on the concept of the media and the issue of mediatization.

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