Publisher's Synopsis
In this work, Dr. Kraszewski has undertaken the analysis of the dramatic currents in the writings of Zbigniew Herbert, something that critics have up until now busied themselves with but slightly in comparison to the other genres in which the poet worked. There are relatively few works dealing with Herbert's dramas, while those touching upon his lyrics or essays are legion. Charles S. Kraszewski, the author of this book, has undertaken the analysis of the dramatic currents in the writings of Zbigniew Herbert, something that critics have up until now busied themselves with but slightly in comparison to the other genres in which the poet worked. There are relatively few works dealing with Herbert's dramas, while those touching upon his lyrics or essays are legion. Kraszewski has been fascinated with Herbert's writings for many years. The path he followed in order to embrace the literary output of this poet is industrious, moving, and worth our recognition. He first came across Herbert's poetry in the English versions of Czeslaw Milosz, after which he moved on to the Polish originals. Then, he himself began translating Herbert's poetry into his mother tongue, and finished by bringing
