Poetry and Existence: The Kingfishers of Adam Zagajewski and Gerard Manley Hopkins
Poetry and Existence: The Kingfishers of Adam Zagajewski and Gerard Manley Hopkins
Author(s): Anna Czabanowska-WróbelSubject(s): Comparative Study of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: the motif/theme of kingfisher in poetry; poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins; the symbol of fire; colour in poetry; poetry of Adam Zagajewski;
Summary/Abstract: The article presents an interpretation of Adam Zagajewski’s poem “The Kingfisher” from the 2014 volume Asymmetry in the context of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s [“As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame”], whose initial words, cited in English, were used as the motto. The article reviews the motif of the kingfisher in poetry and culture. The possible readings of the poem also relate to the symbolism of colours and fire, through which its ontological and metapoetic senses are revealed.
Journal: Konteksty Kultury
- Issue Year: 20/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 31-41
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English