On truth and the subject in Iosif Brodsky's poem "Я сижу у окна…” Cover Image

O prawdzie i podmiocie wiersza Josifa Brodskiego „Я сижу у окна…”
On truth and the subject in Iosif Brodsky's poem "Я сижу у окна…”

Author(s): Piotr Fast
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Literary Texts, Poetry, Russian Literature, Philology
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycytyczne
Keywords: Iosif Brodsky; Russian poetry; conception of truth; metaphysical poetry; late-modern poetry

Summary/Abstract: The analysis of Iosif Brodsky’s poem rejects the claim that his poetry is metaphysical in nature. Instead, it suggests that the distinctive construction of presented in the poem subject, fitting Giani Vattimo’s description of “weak” subject, is typical for late modernity. Characterizing him as a late-modern author is then justified further by examining Brodsky’s conception of truth: for him it is a contingent, context-dependent entity, which voids the professed universality of metaphysical claims.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 148
  • Page Range: 39-52
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish