Poetry in the clinch of understanding Cover Image

Poezja w klinczu (z)rozumienia
Poetry in the clinch of understanding

Author(s): Dorota Kozicka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne
Keywords: polemics; Polish poetry after 1989; obscure poetry

Summary/Abstract: The article presents polemic discussions of poetry referred to as hermetic or obscure; the discussion has been ongoing for the past twenty five years. In more general terms, the dispute is over the issue of the incomprehensible nature of poetry. The most heated stages of the discussion reveal the basic and repeated arguments put forward by both parties, as well as the differences in the perspectives and points of reference, indicating the changes which occurred in literature in the meantime.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 51-72
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish
Toggle Accessibility Mode