Wańka-wskańka, czyli rzecz o polsko-rosyjskich relacjach (około)literackich
A Roly Poly Toy, or the Matter of Polish-Russian (Circum)Literary Relationships

Rev.: Anna Sobieska, Wokół Aleksandra Błoka. Z dziejów polskich fascynacji kulturą i literaturą rosyjską. Warszawa 2015

Summary/Abstract: The text discusses Anna Sobieska’s book "Wokół Aleksandra Błoka. Z dziejów polskich fascynacji kulturą i literaturą rosyjską" ("Around Alexander Blok. On the History of Polish Fascination with Russian Culture and Literature") (Warszawa 2015). The monograph is comparative in its character, and the heart of its matter is defined by two purposes, the first being to investigate the reasons for Blok’s creativity seduction of Polish receivers’ mind and imagination, and the second – to describe the nature and effects of this relationship which was born at the turn of 19th and 20th c. against the extraliterary situation and opposite to prejudice and oppressive atmosphere. The book is a distinctive voice in a discussion on Polish-Russian relationship.

• Details
• Contents