Salt
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"Salt" is a 1962 poetry collection by Nobel Prize–winning Polish poet Wisława Szymborska, known for its reflective, ironic, and philosophically rich explorations of everyday life and history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Wisława Szymborska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorReceivedNobelPrizeInLiterature | 1996 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| creatorNobelPrizeStatus | author is Nobel Prize in Literature laureate ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
ethics
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everyday life ⓘ history ⓘ human condition ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ politics ⓘ relationship between individual and history ⓘ time ⓘ war and its aftermath ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
concerned with everyday life
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concerned with history ⓘ ironic ⓘ philosophical ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| hasForm |
lyric poems
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meditative poems ⓘ narrative-inflected poems ⓘ |
| hasReception |
critically acclaimed in Polish literary circles
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recognized as key work in Szymborska’s oeuvre ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
historical events
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human relationships ⓘ ordinary objects and situations ⓘ philosophical questions ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
20th-century European history
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World War II experience in Poland ⓘ postwar Polish political context ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
clear and precise diction
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metaphorical richness ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century Polish poetry ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | important early collection in Szymborska’s mature style ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of ordinary experience with philosophical depth
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historical reflection ⓘ use of irony and understatement ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | mid-career work of Wisława Szymborska ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | refers metaphorically to essence and preservation of experience ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
irony
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paradox ⓘ understatement ⓘ unexpected perspective shifts ⓘ |
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