Religious and spiritual ambitions of Polish literature. Selected examples

Abstract

Spiritual, metaphysical and religious quests seem to be one of the most important aims of writing and literature. At the same time, literature created by outstanding individuals is naturally predestined to arouse quest and desires. The fundamental aim of this article is to explain, on the basis of the works of Jerzy Hulewicz, the ways in which literary creativity is able/not able to face the metaphysical emptiness mentioned by Jürgen Habermas.