Siberie by Norwid

The article is an interpretation of Norwid’s poem entitled Syberie, one of the works in the Vade-mecum series. Referring to the literature of the subject (inter alia, Zofia Trojanowiczowa, Włodzimierz Toruń), the author puts forward the thesis that the poem is a lyrical masterpiece, maximally condensing the extensive content related to Siberia and the exiles, which is a major subject of 19th-century Polish literature. Norwid’s poem, set in author’s contexts and in the contexts of the epoch, reveals its depth and possibilities of poetic synthesis. In the article, the author proves the “participation” of the work in the three great dialogues of that time provoked by the subject of Siberia.