Dovina3 Feb 2006

Szymborska must have realized that Solomon, who claims to have written "The Preacher," Ecclesiastes, was distraught over meaninglessness, and that he said, "nothing is new under the sun" as an exaggeration, meaning that nothing is worthwhile. I suppose it’s okay to use the Bible to illustrate points other than the authors’ meaning; I’ve done it too. I think the point would have sounded more credible if some nod to the author’s probable meaning had been given.