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The Captive Mind

essays by Miłosz
Also known as: “Zniewolony umysł”
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  • Nobel laureate Czesław Miłosz, c. 1980
    Czesław Miłosz
    / Literary works

    …of essays Zniewolony umysł (1953; The Captive Mind), in which he condemns the accommodation of many Polish intellectuals to communism. This theme is also present in his novel Zdobycie władzy (1955; The Seizure of Power). His poetic works are noted for their classical style and their preoccupation with philosophical and…

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    …of essays Zniewolony umysł (1953; The Captive Mind), in which he condemns the accommodation of many Polish intellectuals to communism. This theme is also present in his novel Zdobycie władzy (1955; The Seizure of Power). His poetic works are noted for their classical style and their preoccupation with philosophical and…

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