Herbert: krótka historia czytania
Herbert: The Short History of Reading

Summary/Abstract: In this paper the author examines the problems of reception of the Zbigniew Herbert’s poems and essays – from the first collection of poems entitled Struna światła to the latest writings of the reviewers and scholars. The reflections devoted to the “Herbertian” studies take into consideration various styles of reading, aesthetic preferences, axiology, applied methods of research, and ways of interpretation. The history of reading of the Herbert’s works is presented in the chronological, thematic and problem order. Discussed are the most important monographic books, studies and essays, which address the extensive range of issues, reveal a broad spectrum of styles and methods of reading, illustrate the long process of getting to know the Herbert’s work, and finally prove the great popularity of this creative work. From interpretation of several poems we pass to the attempts at generalization, from existential and metaphysic meanings – to the cultural reading. The library of texts devoted to the Herbert’s creative work is not a closed collection as new articles and books still appear, and the search for the “new Herbert” is supported by the new humanistic languages.

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