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„Chwilami nadmiernie sophisticated”.
“At Times Excessively Sophisticated”

Roman Zimand and The Captive Mind

Author(s): Jan Olaszek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: communism; Stalinism; communist Poland; Roman Zimand; Andrzej Walicki; Czesław Miłosz; The Captive Mind

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes Roman Zimand’s sketch on Czesław Miłosz’s The Captive Mind. Theformer mainly focuses on the latter’s biographical experience. The article presents thebackground of the sketch’s public reading and the polemic undertaken by Andrzej Walicki.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 265-294
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Polish