Filth, kitsch and Camp. Variants of ugliness aesthetics in Bolesław Leśmian’s poetry Cover Image

Brud, kicz i kamp. Warianty estetyki brzydoty w poezji Bolesława Leśmiana
Filth, kitsch and Camp. Variants of ugliness aesthetics in Bolesław Leśmian’s poetry

Author(s): Iwona Sowińska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki w Bydgoszczy (WSG)
Keywords: Bolesław Leśmian; aesthetics of ugliness; filth; kitsch; Camp

Summary/Abstract: This article presents a detailed analysis of the aesthetics contained in the poetry of Bolesław Leśmian. The point of departure for the discussion of poetry is a theoretical and literary essay entitled Thinking about Bergson. The poetic works are discussed in detail in terms of the quantitative and qualitative presence of the aesthetics of ugliness, with particular emphasis on images of impurities, and the aesthetics of kitsch and Camp

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 37-55
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish