Gdansk Literature Postcolonially? Nations and History Cover Image

Literatura gdańska. Narody i historia
Gdansk Literature Postcolonially? Nations and History

Author(s): Mieczysław Dąbrowski
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Comparative Study of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: comparative literature; Gdansk literature; postcolonialism; post-dependence; polemics; memory

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the so-called Gdansk literature of three authors: Günter Grass, Stefan Chwin and Paweł Huelle in the context of postcolonial theory. It also refers polemically to the concept of post-dependence, indicating its infantile formula of memory as well as its limited cultural and political background.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 9-32
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish