Self-Portrait by Adam Zagajewski | Resources

Self-Portrait For Further Reading

Hawkins, Gary, “Between the Quotidian and the Transcendent,” in World Literature Today, Vol. 79, No. 2, August 2005, pp. 23-26.

In this essay, Hawkins applies Zagajewski's literary theories to his poetry, specifically his thoughts on irony.

Hong, Anna Maria, “Adam Zagajewski on the Power to Restore Beauty and Advice for Beginning Mystics,” in Poets and Writers, August 13, 2004, available online at http://www.pw.org/mag/dq_zagajewski.htm.

In this interview, Zagajewski discusses his views of the relationship between poetry and the world.

Shallcross, Bozena, “The Divining Moment: Adam Zagajewski's Aesthetics of Epiphany,” in Slavic and East European Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, Summer 2000, pp. 234-52.

Shallcross examines the sudden, intense experiences sparked by art in Zagajewski's poetry.

Witkowski, Tadeusz, “Between Poetry and Politics: Two Generations,” in Periphery: Journal of Polish Affairs, Vol. 2, 1996, pp....
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