Między mężczyznami. Proza Wilhelma Macha – socrealizm psychoanalizą podszyty
Between Men. Wilhelm Mach’s Prose: Social Realism Streaked with Psychoanalysis
Author(s): Wojciech ŚmiejaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Gender Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Psychoanalysis, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Mach; masculinity; psychoanalysis; socialist realism; homosexuality; queer
Summary/Abstract: The presentation of the work of the now forgotten writer concentrates on three key issues: Wilhelm Mach’s homosexual biography and the problems arising from it, ambiguity of the categories of masculinity, brotherhood and fatherhood, used by Mach, as well as “family anti-utopias,” whose portrayals can be found in “Rdza” [“Rust”] or “Jaworowy dom” [“Sycamore House”]. The author attempts to restore Mach’s name as an important figure in the history of the struggles of the Polish modernity with nonnormative sexuality; the writer’s political involvement is read as a consequence of the faith in the emancipatory power of the new order.
Journal: Śląskie Studia Polonistyczne
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 2 (7)
- Page Range: 77-98
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish