Figura Atlantydy w twórczości Miry Łukszy
The Figure of Atlantis in Mira Łuksza’s Writings
Author(s): Katarzyna Sawicka-MierzyńskaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Poetry, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Atlantis; Polish-Belarusian borderland; Podlasie; identity; memory; Mira Łuksza
Summary/Abstract: The article offers a reading of a poet and author Mira Łuksza, who was born in 1958 and lives in the region of Podlasie. Atlantis appears to be a visible recurring motif in her writings. It symbolizes the underwater world and becomes the point of departure for further interpretations. Finally, it prompts the questions of remembering, forgetting and identity in the context of Polish-Belarusian borderland.
Journal: Białostockie Studia Literaturoznawcze
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 09
- Page Range: 67-81
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Polish