Love, Sickness, Death, or Three Poems by Andrzej Lenartowski and the Biographies of
Trakl, Nerval, and Yesenin Cover Image

Miłość, choroba, śmierć, czyli trzy wiersze Andrzeja Lenartowskiego wobec biografii Trakla, Nervala i Jesienina
Love, Sickness, Death, or Three Poems by Andrzej Lenartowski and the Biographies of Trakl, Nerval, and Yesenin

Author(s): Łukasz Tofil
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Polish Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: poetry; biography; Andrzej Lenartowski; Georg Trakl; Gérard de Nerval; Sergei Yesenin

Summary/Abstract: The author analyzes three poems by the modern writer Andrzej Lenartowski: trakl piszelist ze szpitala wojskowego, (Trakl Is Writing a Letter from the Military Hospital) nerval, andjesienin żył jeszcze tamtego wieczora (Yesenin Was Still Alive that Evening). He exploresthe connections between the works and the biographies and artistic achievements ofGeorg Trakl, Gérard de Nerval, and Sergei Yesenin. Moreover, he refers to Lenartowski’spoetic concept based on the triad of Love, Illness, and Death. The text also provides a briefprofile of the little-known writer.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 312-323
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish