Small talk

The poem Small talk conjures up a communicative situation in which the main character, a newcomer from Poland, answers conventional questions related to their country. Bearing in mind the fact that this poem is set during a military dictatorship, superficial interest in his homeland may trigger a fe...

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Main Author: Ryszard Przybylski
Format: Article
Language:Polish
Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu 2016-12-01
Series:Przestrzenie Teorii
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Online Access:http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/pt/article/view/7098
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spelling doaj-08cf6897a24341d88a574921ae734bad2020-11-24T21:30:38ZpolWydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w PoznaniuPrzestrzenie Teorii1644-67632450-57652016-12-0102617518310.14746/pt.2016.26.116949Small talkRyszard PrzybylskiThe poem Small talk conjures up a communicative situation in which the main character, a newcomer from Poland, answers conventional questions related to their country. Bearing in mind the fact that this poem is set during a military dictatorship, superficial interest in his homeland may trigger a feeling of impatience. This is at least the impression formed if we adopt the perspective defined within the romantic tradition, and when taking into account the conventional poetry of martial law in Poland. Nevertheless, Barańczak retains an ironic distance towards such communicative situations and, as a consequence, does not create poetry that meets most readersʼ expectations. His poetic imperative for verbal art to be the expression of mistrust remains valid.http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/pt/article/view/7098small talkkomunikacjadialogspotkanieironiawygnanieemigracja
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komunikacja
dialog
spotkanie
ironia
wygnanie
emigracja
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title Small talk
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title_full Small talk
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publisher Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
series Przestrzenie Teorii
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publishDate 2016-12-01
description The poem Small talk conjures up a communicative situation in which the main character, a newcomer from Poland, answers conventional questions related to their country. Bearing in mind the fact that this poem is set during a military dictatorship, superficial interest in his homeland may trigger a feeling of impatience. This is at least the impression formed if we adopt the perspective defined within the romantic tradition, and when taking into account the conventional poetry of martial law in Poland. Nevertheless, Barańczak retains an ironic distance towards such communicative situations and, as a consequence, does not create poetry that meets most readersʼ expectations. His poetic imperative for verbal art to be the expression of mistrust remains valid.
topic small talk
komunikacja
dialog
spotkanie
ironia
wygnanie
emigracja
url http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/pt/article/view/7098
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