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An Understudied Poem by Leśmian

Author(s): Michał Głowiński
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: parallel protagonists; ballad; quotation; realities of 1905

Summary/Abstract: Głowiński proposes an interpretation of Bolesław Leśmian’s little-known poem “Dwaj skazańcy” [Two Condemned Men]. Published in the collection Łąka [Meadow] in 1920, the poem is likely to have been written much earlier. It shows some characteristics typical of Leśmian›s poetry, such as narrativity, extensive use of the protagonists› own words and the protagonists› duality (their similarities are as important as their differences). The poem›s particularity lies in its real-life setting, possibly during the Russian Revolution of 1905.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 320-328
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish
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