Crippled song. Ręka by Bolesław Leśmian within the context of expressionistic poetry
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Keywords

Leśmian’s poem
analysys
literary expressionism
macabre motifs

How to Cite

Szewczyk-Haake, K. (2009). Crippled song. Ręka by Bolesław Leśmian within the context of expressionistic poetry. Poznań Polish Studies. Literary Series, (16), 95–108. https://doi.org/10.14746/pspsl:2009.16.7

Abstract

The analysis of Leśmian’s poem Ręka (from the collection of poems entitled Łąka, 1920) leads to distinguishing certain features of the poem that make a connection of the poem with literary expressionism feasible. The above similarities can be testified not only by distinct macabre motifs but also a very peculiar way the narrator constructs his narrative that can be concluded as an attempt at establishing a particular bond between the protagonist and the reader. Works written by the Poznań based expressionists Stanisław Kubicki and Józef Wittlin provide the appropriate context for the poem.

https://doi.org/10.14746/pspsl:2009.16.7
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