Sypałem ziarna maku… Podróż grecka Zbigniewa Herberta

“I sprinkled poppy seeds…”: Zbigniew Herbert’s Greek Journey

In the course of several trips to Greece, Zbigniew Herbert visited places that are the most important, fundamental even, for Greek culture and the classical European tradition, such as Athens, Delphi, Corinth, Mycenae and Sparta. His Greek travels resulted in great works: essays and poems that show the poet’s fascination with Greek culture. The book is an account of the most important themes and unique aspects of his Greek travel writing, captured against the background of other examples of writers’ literary journeys to the same country.

Keywords: Zbigniew Herbert, journey to Greece, ancient Greek culture, Greece in the 20th century, Polish poetry.