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Writing Herbert: Andrzej Franaszek’s New Biography

Author(s): Mateusz Antoniuk
Subject(s): Polish Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: biography; archive; creative process; Zbigniew Herbert

Summary/Abstract: Antoniuk discusses Andrzej Franaszek’s biography of Zbigniew Herbert (Herbert; vol. 1: Niepokój [Unrest], vol. II: Pan Cogito [Mr. Cogito], Cracow 2018). The article opens with a discussion of Franaszek’s strategies as a biographer, then turns to the question of the main aspect of the portrait that emerges from his book, and concludes with detailed comments from the perspective of a Herbert scholar familiar with his archive. The article also includes a marginal discussion on biographical writing.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 138-164
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish
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