Oikologiczny wymiar poezji Margalit Matitiahu

Abstract

The paper presents an interpretation of the poetry by Margalit Matitiahu, an Israeli poet, from the perspective of oikology — the science of the home — as it was elaborated by Polish thinkers: Sławek, Kunce i Kadłubek. The oikological approach here is motivated by the following themes in Matitiahu. First, her choice of ladino, the traditional Sephardic language, as a means of her literary expression — which can be treated as a manifestation of the search for the proper place of her affiliation. Second, Matitiahu’s reflection on the home in the context of her biography and family history. Third, her understanding of the home as her communal and cultural heredity, where she finds the deepest roots of her present identity.