Szymborska e/o la poesia polacca delle donne

Abstract

The subject of this article is the poetry of Wislawa Szymborska in a comparative perspective, in relation to the category of ‘women’s poetry’ and the history of 20th century Polish poetry. The Author is interested in the links between the poetic oeuvre of the Nobel Prize winner and the works of other women authors, especially those who are close to Szymborska in terms of generation and who referto similar experiences - biographical, historical or socio-political. In a comparative, historical-literary and poetological perspective, both the affinities of these works (e.g. the comparison with Julia Hartwig’s poetry) and the differences pointing to the distinctiveness of Szymborska’s artistic project become apparent. A common ground for comparison may be the motif of the ‘new woman writer’, common to the poetry of Hartwig, Anna Swirszczynska, Krystyna Milobqdzka or Ewa Lipska.