Warta spotworniała. O niestabilnym statusie poznańskiej rzeki
Warta turned monster. On the unstable status of the Poznań river

Summary/Abstract: The strategy of the Warta river's development aims at strengthening the urban-river network in Poznań, the return of the river to the city, which treats the river as a troublesome addition to space. The social image is accompanied by literary images; the Warta river is now mentioned in a criminal convention, sombre, one which co-creates a half-dead being of the river. This monster-like presence of the Warta river in contemporary literature clashes with the inter-war images, after the war the literature went silent, as if the river became a taboo, to return as late as after half a century. The reasons for this changing status of the Warta river are becoming visible thanks to the analysis of literary works and the history of the river. The purpose of the article is to make a diagnosis, based on history and literature, of the current cultural standing of the Warta river and to determine the options for the development of the river's narrative.

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