“She would be a reservoir, a con- tainer capable of containing various forms, tones and voices”. Marek Bieńczyk’s mournful discourse Cover Image

„Byłaby zbiornikiem, kontenerem zdolnym pomieścić różno- rodne formy, tony i głosy”. Żałobny dyskurs Marka Bieńczyka
“She would be a reservoir, a con- tainer capable of containing various forms, tones and voices”. Marek Bieńczyk’s mournful discourse

Author(s): Aleksandra Zdanowicz
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: Marek Bieńczyk; dyskurs żałobny; śmierć matki; żałoba; kolaż kulturowy;

Summary/Abstract: The article is an analysis of Kontener by Marek Bieńczyk. This is a special mourning essay, ostensibly devoted to the mother, but mainly about cultural approaches to mourning. The deceased becomes a starting point, a pretext for starting a filial journey through literary representations of worry, pain and longing. The container turns out to be a collection of anecdotes, literary references, testimonies of artists and philosophers, a space gathering commonly used figures and images of loss. However, from under this mantle of erudition, single images emerge, punctum, showing the private experience of the suffering son.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 42
  • Page Range: 167-188
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish
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