„Tyle wiemy o sobie/ile nas sprawdzono”. The reception of Wisława Szymborska in the media Cover Image

„Tyle wiemy o sobie/ile nas sprawdzono”. Recepcja Wisławy Szymborskiej w mediach
„Tyle wiemy o sobie/ile nas sprawdzono”. The reception of Wisława Szymborska in the media

Author(s): Marta Wojtyra
Subject(s): Polish Literature, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Wisława Szymborska; poetry; interpretation; Internet;

Summary/Abstract: The author presents the reception of Wisława Szymborska’s work. She shows how the Nobel Prize received by the writer in 1996 caused a sudden increase in interest in her work. This interest has been shown from two perspectives: one is a fascination with poetry and an attempt to put the Nobel Prize winner on a monument, against which the poet herself strongly protested, and the other is the perspective of an open reluctance, not to say hate, resulting from indicating Szymborska’s youthful fascination with the ideals of socialism. The article shows how the Internet has become a platform that has helped to promote, above all, the knowledge about the author of the poems and, to a lesser extent, reflection on her work.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 23-35
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish