Motyw walki Jakuba z aniołem w piosence Jacka Kaczmarskiego wobec tradycji żydowskiej i chrześcijańskiej
Motif of Jacob wrestling with the angel in Jacek Kaczmarski’s song towards Jewish and Christian traditions

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this publication is the interpretation of the song of Jacek Kaczmarski titled Jacob wrestling with the angel which shows the specificity of the poet’s view of the biblical theme. In the first part of the article, I discuss the figure of the Patriarch Jacob in the Bible and culture. Then I present the patriarch’s wrestling with an unknown opponent as it is shown in Jewish and Christian commentaries. In the interpretation of Kaczmarski’s song, I draw attention to the differences and similarities with the Scriptures and with Jewish and Christian interpretations. Kaczmarski creatively reinterprets the biblical theme. The song does not follow Jewish interpretations which see the unknown opponent as a guardian angel of Esau, archangel Michael or Satan. Nor does it follow Christian interpretations (psychological, allegorical, spiritual, mystical).

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