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„Więcej znaczy gorzej”
“More is Less”

Polish Poetry and the Ecological Meltdown

Author(s): Tomasz Wójcik
Subject(s): Poetry, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Jason Hickel; Polish poetry; ecology; meltdown

Summary/Abstract: The present essay deals with the subject of ecological reflection undertaken by 20th-century Polish poets: Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Czesław Miłosz, Tadeusz Różewicz and Zbigniew Herbert. The key to reading and interpreting their poems is adopted from Jason Hickel’s book "Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World". In the conclusion, a community of thought is discovered in regard to the ecological meltdown that today’s world is experiencing.

  • Issue Year: 482/2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 109-124
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish