Where is  home in the "Gardens" of Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz? Cover Image

Gdzie jest dom w "Ogrodach" Jaroslawa Iwaszkiewicza?
Where is home in the "Gardens" of Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz?

Author(s): Monika Bednarczyk
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Instytut Nauk o Kulturze i Studiów Interdyscyplinarnych - Wydział Filologiczny - Uniwersytet Śląski
Keywords: home; childhood; homestead

Summary/Abstract: The essay stands in the constant dialogue with the most famous masterpiece of Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz called "Gardens". Author has convinced, "Gardens" are story about fight between culture and nature. It relates with breaking down the stereotypes which are connected with the childhood myth, family tradition of hearth. Describing story, Iwaszkiewicz, who lives in the garden after all he makes 'garden a true 'home-place' which is treated as safety zone.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 16-17
  • Page Range: 227-237
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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