Poetic Reflection by Kazimierz Wójtowicz on the Biblical Pericope Lk (24:13–55): On the Series Emaus — werset po wersecie (Emmaus — Verse by Verse)
Poetic Reflection by Kazimierz Wójtowicz on the Biblical Pericope Lk (24:13–55): On the Series Emaus — werset po wersecie (Emmaus — Verse by Verse)

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the unprecedented series in Polish poetry by Kazimierz Wójtowicz, Emmaus - verse by verse, included in the volume Simply Emmaus. A selection of poems from 1978–2016 (Kraków 2016). The presented reflection is divided into four segments. The first one is an introduction. It shows the priest-poet's fascination with the biblical motif of Emmaus, as evidenced by his numerous ekphrastic and non-ekphrastic poems, classified by the author as Emmaus in words and Emmaus in image. The second part is an attempt to systematize biblical scholars' comments on the pericope of St. Luke (24:13–35). Three main interpretative directions were discussed: liturgical, symbolic and taking into account the contrapuntal nature of the Emmaus pericope in relation to the fragment telling about the meeting of the Risen Jesus with Mary Magdalene. The third segment - the most extensive - presents an analysis of 15 poems that make up the analyzed cycle, paraphrasing most of the verses from the pericope of St. Luke. The description of subsequent songs is not extensive due to the modest size of this article. The last part emphasizes that Wójtowicz's poetic meditation on the pericope of St. Luke has artistic values and is also kerygmatic in nature. Commenting on biblical verses using the language of poetry, the author refers primarily to the symbolism of the pericope. He uses liturgical interpretation to a lesser extent. At the end, an attempt was made to compare the cycle with other poems by Wójtowicz about Emmaus.

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