Language:
Polish
Year of publication:
1998
Titel der Quelle:
Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici: Filologia Polska
Angaben zur Quelle:
51 (1998) 23-43
Keywords:
Gomulicki, Wiktor Teofil,
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Jews History 19th century
;
Antisemitism History 19th century
;
Antisemitism in literature
;
Pogroms in literature
;
Polish poetry History and criticism 19th century
;
Warsaw (Poland) History 19th century
Abstract:
Analyzes two poems written by the Polish poet and writer Gomulicki (1848-1919) after the pogrom in Warsaw in December 1881. "Głos zelżonego" ("Voice of the Abused") is a short poem, written on the first day of the riots. It demands justice for Jews who are wrongly accused of "sins" such as otherness, Jewish tradition, and ties with Jewish history. The poem is written as the lament of an individual who speaks in the name of the entire Jewish community. In the dramatic poem "Żydzi" ("Jews"), written in 1886, various sectors of Polish society voice their opinions on the Jews. The speeches contain theological accusations, including deicide and ritual murder, and negative stereotypical images. The only figure who resists the accusations is a poet (the author), who defends the Jews and tries to find out the truth about the Jewish nation. Discusses the reception of Gomulicki's poems in literary reviews as part of the anti-pogrom response in Polish literature after 1881.
Note:
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