Po śladach Miłosza
In the Footsteps of Miłosz

Author(s): Aleksander Fiut
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Czesław Miłosz; Andrzej Busza; Kontynenty; Elegia latem;
Summary/Abstract: The article examines the affinities of Andrzej Busza’s poems with the poetry of Czesław Miłosz. The author argues that the personal contacts of the two poets, the familiarity of both of them with Anglo‑American writing, their translation work, and such features of their poetry as poetic and intellectual discipline, density of expression, authenticity and straightforwardness, as well as pervasiveness of acerbic irony – all point to the likelihood of traces of Miłosz’s impact on the poetry of the former member of the London‑based “Kontynenty” group. Other factors which cannot be ignored are parallels in their existential situation, especially, the experience of expatriation and similarities of poetic sensibility.

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