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The Figure of Marrano in Aleksander Wat’s Creativity

Summary/Abstract: Though the presence of broadly understood Jewish motifs in Aleksander Wat’s (1900–1967) creativity is subject of multiple literary deliberations (by, for example, W. Panas, S. J. Żurek, A. Lipszyc, or M. Benešova), it has not so far been interpreted from the perspective set by a Marrano. The latter perspective, suggested by the poet himself and supported by some philosophical and cultural analyses of modernity (Y. Yovel, J. Derrida, A. Bielik-Robson, etc.) may add a valuable and non-reductionist insight into Wat’s pieces produced in different periods of his creativity, from the debut “JA z jednej strony i JA z drugiej strony mego mopsożelaznego piecyka” (“ME from One Side and ME from the Other Side of My Pug Iron Stove”), and the short stories from the collection “Bezrobotny Lucyfer (Lucifer Unemployed)”, later—his post-war projects (e.g. “Ucieczka Lotha <Loth’s Escape>” and “Moralia”) as well as emigrant anti-Soviet political commentary journalism (e.g. “Czytając Terca <Reading Abram Terz>”), and ultimately his mature poetic creations. The analyses and interpretations of the pieces listed above lead Bogalecki to formulate a thesis on Marranic character of Wat’s output.

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