Homoerotics and self-censorship: New views on the early poetry of shmuel yankev imber Cover Image

Homoerotyka i autocenzura. Nowe spojrzenie na wczesną twórczość poetycką Szmuela Jankewa Imbera
Homoerotics and self-censorship: New views on the early poetry of shmuel yankev imber

Author(s): Adam Stepnowski
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Jewish studies, Studies of Literature, Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Polish Literature, Other Language Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: queer studies; Jewish poets; Yiddish poetry; homosexuality; self-censorship;Shmuel Yankev Imber

Summary/Abstract: This article explores queer traits in the early poetry of Shmuel Yankev Imber. The paper identifies those spaces, where the sexual identity of the lyrical “I”was fluid and defied the sexual, social and literary norms of the poet’s time. The article emphasizes acts of self-censorship that occurred within Imber’s oeuvre in the short period between 1909 and 1914 when the poet published his second book. The article also discusses the social and literary context in which Imber lived and worked.

  • Issue Year: 23/2020
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 111-137
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish