%0 Journal Article
%T Papusza’s Songs in the Perspective of Geo- and Ethnopoetics
%A Szott, Mirosława
%J Konteksty Kultury
%V 2016
%R 10.4467/23531991KK.16.027.6766
%N Volume 13, Issue 4
%P 469-486
%K Gypsy literature, Papusza, geopoetics, ethnopoetics, forest, feminine writing
%@ 2083-7658
%D 2017
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/konteksty-kultury/article/piesni-papuszy-w-perspektywie-geo-i-etnopoetyki
%X Papusza was a unique personality and her songs are unique as well. However, her gypsy literature is not very well known because of its immanent qualities. It is rather considered of secondary importance and is treated only contextually. Its most important aspect is the legend around Papusza. Thus, in this article, I will focus on the literature (embedded in the context of biography and cultural practices). My aim is to look at Papusza’s songs from new research perspectives. As a tool for the analysis I will use strategies of reading developed by geopoetics and ethnopoetics, and, marginally, by feminist research. In the centre of the discussion there will be the notion of the space of the forest. The imaging of this site is, in fact, a common area of analysis for the above-mentioned methodologies.