“[…] a little apology pro domo sua [ ]”. Of Dom na Rozdrożu [House on the Crossroads] Cover Image

„[…] mała apologia pro domo sua […]”. O Domu na Rozdrożu Ewy Bieńkowskiej
“[…] a little apology pro domo sua [ ]”. Of Dom na Rozdrożu [House on the Crossroads]

Author(s): Aleksandra Grzemska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Morphology, Semantics, Pragmatics, Historical Linguistics, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: contemporary female autobiography; family narration; autobiographical essay; family in social-political and private space

Summary/Abstract: The article is about Dom na Rozdrożu by Ewa Bieńkowska and concerns problems with contemporary female autobiography written ‘inside family.’ The author of the article interprets this flashback narration, which is actually autobiographical essay, by posing questions about such issues as: family relations – especially cultural and social discourses of female family connections – also individualism, subjectivity, emancipation and experiences of performing family members as well as in private space.

  • Issue Year: 1/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 151-159
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish