Głos Filomeli
Philomela's voice
Author(s): Mateusz SkuchaSubject(s): Gender Studies, Family and social welfare, Book-Review, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Women Autobiographers; literature; review;
Summary/Abstract: Anna Pekaniec’s book Autobiografki. Szkice o literaturze dokumentu osobistego kobiet (Women Autobiographers. Sketches on the Literature of Woman Personal Document, 2020) is subject of the review. Pekaniec makes the autobiographer the figure of mythological Philomela who, when devoid of her voice, sent encrypted message to her sister. The book is divided into four parts, namely Teorie (Theories) (on the category of evidence and letters), Tematy (Themes) (e.g. the January Uprising, family relations or diseases), Osoby (Persons) (e.g. Eliza Krasińska and Maria Morozowicz-Szczepkowska), and ultimately Paralele (Parallels) (on Gertrude Stein and Zofia Nałkowska).
Journal: Pamiętnik Literacki. Czasopismo kwartalne poświęcone historii i krytyce literatury polskiej
- Issue Year: 114/2023
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 239-251
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Polish