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Szymborska czytana od końca
Szymborska, Read from the End

Author(s): Janina Abramowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne
Keywords: late poetry; repetition; return; end; death

Summary/Abstract: The essay is about Wisława Szymborska’s late poetry, especially the last volume, Wystarczy [Enough]. The poet’s frequent returns, repetitions, and various references to her earlier work are of particular importance. The author argues that, contrary to the general opinion, these references do not reflect a creative crisis or exhaustion of Szymborska’s poetics, but develop and deepen her anthropological reflection on the essence of humanity.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 225-231
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish
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