Between Men Wilhelm Mach’s Prose: Social Realism Streaked with Psychoanalysis

Authors

  • Wojciech Śmieja University of Silesia in Katowice

Keywords:

Mach, masculinity, psychoanalysis, socialist realism, homosexuality, queer

Abstract

The presentation of the work of the now forgotten writer concentrates on three key issues: Wilhelm Mach’s homosexual biography and the problems arising from it, ambiguity of the categories of masculinity, brotherhood and fatherhood, used by Mach, as well as “family anti-utopias,” whose portrayals can be found in Rdza [Rust] or Jaworowy dom [Sycamore House]. The author attempts to restore Mach’s name as an important figure in the history of the struggles of the Polish modernity with nonnormative sexuality; the writer’s political involvement is read as a consequence of the faith in the emancipatory power of the new order.

Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

Śmieja, W. (2015). Between Men Wilhelm Mach’s Prose: Social Realism Streaked with Psychoanalysis. Śląskie Studia Polonistyczne [Silesian Journal of Polish Studies], 7(2), 77–98. Retrieved from https://trrest.vot.pl/ojsus/index.php/SSP/article/view/8755