| Wanderers Across Language: Exile in Irish and Polish Literature of the Twentieth Century Contributor(s): Olszewska, Kinga (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367604922 ISBN-13: 9780367604929 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - General - Foreign Language Study - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism |
| Dewey: 820.900 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (0.75 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Exile has become a potent symbol of Polish and Irish cultures. Historical, political and cultural predicaments of both countries have branded them as diasporic nations: but, in Adorno's dictum, for an exile writing becomes home. Olszewska offers a multifaceted picture of the figure of exile in postwar Poland and Ireland, juxtaposing politics and culture: whereas Irish exile appears more in an economic and cultural context, the essence of Polish exile is political. This comparative study of works by Polish and Irish authors -- Stanisław Barańczak, Adam Zagajewski, Marek Hłasko, Kazimierz Brandys, Brian Moore, Desmond Hogan and Paul Muldoon -- shows a literature which not only depicts the experience of exile, but which uses exile as a literary device. |