ARCADIA 'WITH EXPIRY DATE': THE IMAGE OF HOUSE IN EWA LIPSKA'S LATE POETRY (Arkadia 'z terminem waznosci' - wizerunek domu w poznej tworczosci Ewy Lipskiej)

The subject of the article is the image of house in Ewa Lipska's late poetry seen as a project of happy existence. The image in question possesses the trait of the arcadian and, as regards maturity level, necessities, and the stage of creativity, it appears in the author of Splinter in two basic variants: as a 'pastoral of solitude', and as a 'pastoral of love'. The former is a representation of solitude bringing peace of mind, and denotes incomplete breaking of bonds with the world characteristic of the figure of misanthrope but rather observation from a distance. By contrast, the 'pastoral of love' depicts a dream of love that shelters from evil. The latter is characterized by a constant oscillation between a melancholy gesture of loss being skeptical to the possibilities of preserving happiness and the desire of feeling completely at home, and delight with everyday family happiness. It is also reflected in the three varieties of the arcadian which the authoress refers to as 'pastoral of melancholy', 'anti-pastoral', and 'pastoral of daily beauty'.