With Miłosz among Animals.
Czesław Miłosz used to say that he is a failed naturalist. As a child, he raised various animals (including an eagle owl), studied flora and fauna, and later began reading Charles Darwin's followers. At the same time, he immersed himself in the arcana of hunting. As he explained, his infatuation wit...
| Publicado en: | Polish Review Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 72 - 92 |
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University of Illinois Press
2025
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