Radiance and Wonder: Reflections on Adam Zagajewski
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Publication date: 14.07.2023
Konteksty Kultury, 2023, Volume 20 Issue 1, pp. 16 - 25
https://doi.org/10.4467/23531991KK.23.004.17907Authors
Radiance and Wonder: Reflections on Adam Zagajewski
In his poems and essays, Adam Zagajewski often described the work of poetry as discovering and giving expression to the “radiance” of the world. I argue that Zagajewski’s conception of poetry has much in common with Plato’s idea that philosophy begins in wondering. I further argue that in both cases, our confidence in the veridicality of wonder depends on our ability to share in wondering with another person, and I suggest that we can see this dynamic in several of Zagajewski’s poems about listening to music.
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Information: Konteksty Kultury, 2023, Volume 20 Issue 1, pp. 16 - 25
Article type: Original article
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Radiance and Wonder: Reflections on Adam Zagajewski
University of Chicago, USA
United States of America
Published at: 14.07.2023
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