W smudze cienia… : O poezji Edith Södergran och Haliny Poświatowskiej

• In the Shadow of Dusk ... On the Poetry by Edith Södergran and Halina Poświatowska.Two young women, two extremely talented poets, two distant cultures and one convergentfate marked by living with an incurable illness – this is how one could briefly summarize twoof the most fascinating poetic personalities of the 20th century: Edith Södergran and HalinaPoświatowska. Both poets died at the age of just over thirty, leaving behind works whichtestify not only to their great talent and poetic potential, but also to their extraordinary femalesensitivity and maturity. Although they came from different cultures and times, and wrote intwo different languages (Swedish and Polish), it is hard not to see a stunning affinity betweentheir powerful poetic visions. The article explores these thematic similarities by focusing ontheir understanding of human fate, female sensuality and desire for existential freedom inexpressing their own thoughts and their being in the world.

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HUMANIORA  -- Språk och litteratur (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Languages and Literature (hsv//eng)

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Edith Södergran

Halina Poświatowska

erotyzm i śmierć jako motywy poetyckie

kobieta jako przedmiot liryczny w poezji kobiecej

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Litteraturvetenskap

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