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“Who Would Be a Prophet”: Prophetic Aspects of Czeslaw Miłosz’s Poetry

Publication date: 31.12.2018

Konteksty Kultury, 2018, Volume 15 Issue 3, pp. 391-401

https://doi.org/10.4467/23531991KK.18.035.9906

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Anna M. Szczepan-Wojnarska
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
Dewajtis 5, 01-815 Warszawa, Polska, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2981-2673 Orcid
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“Who Would Be a Prophet”: Prophetic Aspects of Czeslaw Miłosz’s Poetry

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This paper examines prophetic aspects and perspectives of poetry written by Czesław Miłosz – Polish poet of 20th century, a Nobel Prize winner. Although the poet denies readiness to become a religious figure, he serves as a prophet when he overcomes the inexpressibility of the indefinable features of religious experience. The paper presents an analysis of selected poems questioning the role of a poet and a poem in the light of the dynamic relation between the prophet and prophecy. Miłosz refuses to be God’s spokesmen but the historical context he lives in overshadows his poems and forces them to play a significant role in a broad context.

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Information: Konteksty Kultury, 2018, Volume 15 Issue 3, pp. 391-401

Article type: Original article

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“Who Would Be a Prophet”: Prophetic Aspects of Czeslaw Miłosz’s Poetry

Polish: „Który byłby prorokiem”. Profetyczne aspekty w poezji Czesława Miłosza

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2981-2673

Anna M. Szczepan-Wojnarska
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
Dewajtis 5, 01-815 Warszawa, Polska, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2981-2673 Orcid
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Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
Dewajtis 5, 01-815 Warszawa, Polska, Poland

Published at: 31.12.2018

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