Czesław Miłosz. A lawyer who wrote poems. Some remarks concerning history, literature, and the philosophy of law Cover Image

Czesław Miłosz. Prawnik, który wiersze pisał. Kilka uwag między historią, literaturą i filozofią prawa
Czesław Miłosz. A lawyer who wrote poems. Some remarks concerning history, literature, and the philosophy of law

Author(s): Tomasz Snarski
Subject(s): Social history, Higher Education , History of Education, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Law
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Czesław Miłosz; legal education; law and literature; history of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences at the Stefan Batory University in Vilnius;

Summary/Abstract: The article is the result of interdisciplinary research into the legal aspects of CzesławMiłosz's biography and work. It presents the legal identity of Czesław Miłosz, which issomewhat forgotten by the general public, by referring to his studies and graduation fromlaw school as well as by searching for legal traces and clues in the selected works of theNobel Prize winner. The present text is based on historical, literary as well as philosophical and legal research. It not only examines the biography of the Nobel Prize winner, but alsoasks questions concerning the possibility of interpreting his literary works by employinga philosophical and legal reflection as well as using the approach of post-analytic philosophyof law, including the achievements of the field of legal and literary studies. It also constitutesa study of legal education at the Stefan Batory University in Vilnius in the interwar period.

  • Issue Year: 75/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 265-283
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish