[ZbigniewHERBERT ]. Author's manuscripts of two poems by Zbigniew Herbert, "Why Mr. Cogito Likes to Clap" and "Mycenae," probably ca 1970.
One-sided manuscript on two cards form. 20.8x14.7 cm. The poems were probably sent by the poet to Zdzislaw Najder (the manuscript was in the writer's legacy). The poem "Why Mr. Cogito [...]" is known as "Why the Classics." The versions presented here differ slightly from the final versions.
Z. Herbert (1924-1998) - poet, essayist, playwright, author of radio plays, a serious contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. .
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