The "Ultimate Poems" are permeated by the main Polish and universal issues that have occupied Miłosz as a poet, philosopher, historian, and philologist throughout his creative process. The basic archetypes of our culture, the ancient Greek heritage, and the deep sense of his place of origin constitute the foundation upon which the poet constructs the structures of personal, social, and spiritual experiences of modern man in this collection. And these values guide him, like Ariadne's thread, so as not to get lost in the labyrinth of the complex paths left behind by the twentieth century, as we enter the threshold of the new era. From the perspective of the "aged sage," the poet relives the significant memories and experiences of his entire life, offering the reader a universal work of art, condensed into less than ninety pages, as many as the years of his long and particularly creative life.