Poezja i pamięć: odzyskanie niepodległości, bohaterowie i święta narodowe w twórczości środowiska poetyckiego 2 Korpusu Polskiego
Poetry and Memory: Regaining Independence, Heroes and National Holidays in the Verses of Poetry Group of the Second Polish Corps
Author(s): Justyna Chłap-NowakowaSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Oral history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: collective memory; identity; Romanticism; patriotic poetry; WW2; Second Polish Corps; heroes and national holidays; military press
Summary/Abstract: Patriotic poetry referring to history indicates the relationship between events from the past and the present, and at the same time interprets them. This role was fulfilled by the literary works of the poetic group formed within the Second Polish Corps during World War II and the first post-war years. The group took up topics based on the war experiences of the of poets, such as exile, wandering and soldiery life, inscribing them into the literary tradition and experiences of earlier generations fighting for independence.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 51/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 45-66
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Polish