Anna versus Xenia. Pułapki biograficznej lektury Zamieci Stefana Żeromskiego
Anna versus Xenia. Pitfalls of biographical readings of Zamiec by Stefan Zeromski
Author(s): Beata UtkowskaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Polish Literature, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne
Keywords: Stefan Żeromski; Walka z szatanem (Struggles with Satan); Zamieć (Blizzard); autobiographism
Summary/Abstract: An attempt is undertaken in this paper to demonstrate what traps are inherent in a biographical reading of Stefan Żeromski’s Zamieć (Blizzard). The author traces relations between Anna Zawadzka (the writer’s partner) and Xenia Granowska (the novel’s protagonist) and reconstructs the background to the text. The analysis implies it would be far safer to treat Zamieć as a broadly-defined autobiographical novel than to build straightforward parallels between Anna and Xenia.
Journal: Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne. Seria Literacka
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 21-36
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish