The languages of Polish and bicultural writers. Was (and is) Polish literature a multicultural one? Cover Image

Języki pisarzy polskich i dwukulturowych, czyli na ile literatura polska była i jest wielokulturowa
The languages of Polish and bicultural writers. Was (and is) Polish literature a multicultural one?

Author(s): Marta Anna Skwara
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Other Language Literature, Western Slavic Languages, Culture and social structure , Translation Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Polish literature; world literature; multiculturalism; self-translation

Summary/Abstract: The author of the article focuses on Polish writers that intentionally create their works simultaneously in Polish and in languages other than Polish, situating their creativity directly in European and world literature. She also discusses the case of bicultural authors whose creativity emanates from Polish culture but for whom Polish was only one of the languages they based their literature on. While listing such examples, the author considers the possibility of interpreting such works and placing them in the discourse of world literature.

  • Issue Year: 18/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 31-46
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish