Poznańskie Studia Polonistyczne. Seria Literacka
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Przekład kanoniczny i przekład zapomniany – o dwóch młodopolskich tłumaczeniach „Wędrówek Childe Harolda" George’a Gordona Byrona
Full text linkThis article aims to compare two translations of George Gordon Byron’s poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, which were published only a year apart during the Young Poland period: Jan Kasprowicz’s Wędrówki Rycerza Harolda (1895) and Aleksander Krajewski’s Wędrówki Childe Harolda (1896). A comparative analysis using the methodological background of translation studies shows the equal value of the two translations, one of which is still the basic version of Byron’s work in Polish while the other has been almost entirely forgotten.This article aims to compare two translations of George Gordon Byron’s poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, which were published only a year apart during the Young Poland period: Jan Kasprowicz’s Wędrówki Rycerza Harolda (1895) and Aleksander Krajewski’s Wędrówki Childe Harolda (1896). A comparative analysis using the methodological background of translation studies shows the equal value of the two translations, one of which is still the basic version of Byron’s work in Polish while the other has been almost entirely forgotten
Pani Bovary na Polesiu. „Pani Bovary" Gustave’a Flauberta a „Ulana" Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego (paralela)
Full text linkThis article presents a comparative analysis of the plot, character building and poetics in Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary and Józef Ignacy Kraszewski’s Ulana. Flaubert and Kraszewski shaped the character of their protagonists in a similar manner in that both women attempt to, in line with the idea of bovarysme, become someone different that they truly are. What connects the two characters: Emma engrossed with sentimental novels and bored of provincial life and Ulana for whom an affair was supposed to be an escape from marital unhappiness, are certainly stubbornness, impetuousness and tendency to break social and moral conventions. The parallel between Flaubert and Kraszewski is further confirmed by an analysis of the formal layer of the two texts – both authors were realists devoted to insightful presentation of the meanders of the human psyche and to accuracy of character description.This article presents a comparative analysis of the plot, character building and poetics in Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary and Józef Ignacy Kraszewski’s Ulana. Flaubert and Kraszewski shaped the character of their protagonists in a similar manner in that both women attempt to, in line with the idea of bovarysme, become someone different that they truly are. What connects the two characters: Emma engrossed with sentimental novels and bored of provincial life and Ulana for whom an affair was supposed to be an escape from marital unhappiness, are certainly stubbornness, impetuousness and tendency to break social and moral conventions. The parallel between Flaubert and Kraszewski is further confirmed by an analysis of the formal layer of the two texts – both authors were realists devoted to insightful presentation of the meanders of the human psyche and to accuracy of character description
Dlaczego Krasiński nazwał księdza Jełowickiego „karłem”?
Full text linkIn this article, the author attempts to discover the reasons why in 1848, at the peak of the Springtime of the Peoples, the romantic writer Zygmunt Krasiński repeatedly called a Polish friar Aleksander Jełowicki a “squirt” in the moral, political and every other sense. Krasiński did so in his letters to Delfina Potocka, his lover and Jełowicki’s good acquaintance. Prior to becoming a Resurrectionist in the 1840s, Jełowicki participated in the November Uprising and was a prominent figure of the Great Emigration in Paris, especially as an opinion publicist and publisher (also of Krasiński’s works). In order to answer the question asked in the title, the author traced the earlier history of the relationship between the poet and the friar, created Jełowicki’s psychological, spiritual and intellectual portrait, and devoted significant attention to his moral teachings (on marital issues, among other things) expressed from the position of a dogmatic Catholic priest. As a result, the author proposed a hypothesis, although one lacking definitive proof, that apart from the significant political, dogmatic and religious differences between the two men, Krasiński’s violent reaction could have been caused by the passionate Resurrectionist’s attempts at interfering in his private life. That is because Krasiński had been living in a love triangle for years, sharing his life with Delfina Potocka and his wife Eliza, with no intention of changing this state of affairs, and Jełowicki had a reputation for giving unsolicited advice on people’s private lives. The final part of this sketch describes the later stages of the relationship, which changed after Zygmunt’s relationship with Delfina lost its erotic character – Jełowicki accompanied Krasiński at his deathbed and left a credible account of his passing.In this article, the author attempts to discover the reasons why in 1848, at the peak of the Springtime of the Peoples, the romantic writer Zygmunt Krasiński repeatedly called a Polish friar Aleksander Jełowicki a “squirt” in the moral, political and every other sense. Krasiński did so in his letters to Delfina Potocka, his lover and Jełowicki’s good acquaintance. Prior to becoming a Resurrectionist in the 1840s, Jełowicki participated in the November Uprising and was a prominent figure of the Great Emigration in Paris, especially as an opinion publicist and publisher (also of Krasiński’s works). In order to answer the question asked in the title, the author traced the earlier history of the relationship between the poet and the friar, created Jełowicki’s psychological, spiritual and intellectual portrait, and devoted significant attention to his moral teachings (on marital issues, among other things) expressed from the position of a dogmatic Catholic priest. As a result, the author proposed a hypothesis, although one lacking definitive proof, that apart from the significant political, dogmatic and religious differences between the two men, Krasiński’s violent reaction could have been caused by the passionate Resurrectionist’s attempts at interfering in his private life. That is because Krasiński had been living in a love triangle for years, sharing his life with Delfina Potocka and his wife Eliza, with no intention of changing this state of affairs, and Jełowicki had a reputation for giving unsolicited advice on people’s private lives. The final part of this sketch describes the later stages of the relationship, which changed after Zygmunt’s relationship with Delfina lost its erotic character – Jełowicki accompanied Krasiński at his deathbed and left a credible account of his passing
Skaza cielesności (czytanie między wierszami)
Full text linkAs a limit experience, trauma influences an individual in a twofold manner: it affects the psyche and the somatics, leading to both psychological disorders and issues with the functioning of the (human) body. The romantic examples of literary or real experience of trauma convincingly show that trauma negatively impacts the psychosomatic condition of the subject, and confirm the link between the human soul, the psyche and corporeality. Traumatic experiences are imprinted in the memories of the individuals and expressed in their language and body – the words and the body repeat and strengthen the traumatic experiences.As a limit experience, trauma influences an individual in a twofold manner: it affects the psyche and the somatics, leading to both psychological disorders and issues with the functioning of the (human) body. The romantic examples of literary or real experience of trauma convincingly show that trauma negatively impacts the psychosomatic condition of the subject, and confirm the link between the human soul, the psyche and corporeality. Traumatic experiences are imprinted in the memories of the individuals and expressed in their language and body – the words and the body repeat and strengthen the traumatic experiences
Epistolaria grodzieńsko-wileńskie. Nieznane listy Elizy Orzeszkowej do Emmy Jeleńskiej-Dmochowskiej
Full text linkThe article presents an analysis of and editorial work on Eliza Orzeszkowa’s two unknown letters dated 1906, addressed to Emma Jeleńska-Dmochowska, discovered at the Lithuanian State Historical Archive in Vilnius (LVIA). What makes this correspondence so valuable is their author and their date of origin. In the former territories of the First Polish Republic incorporated by the Russian Empire, 1906 brought a temporary breath of freedom after decades of repression and lack of basic civil liberties. Hitherto unknown letters illuminate this socially- and politically-interesting period also in the biographies of the two key Polish writers living in the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the turn of the twentieth century. The letters are valuable for one more reason: they encourage us to take a closer look at the epistolary legacy of Emma Jeleńska-Dmochowska who was an outstanding personality in the literary and social life of modernist Vilnius, the creator of illegal Polish education in the Vilnius region and, finally, a writer and editor establishing numerous contacts with representatives of the Polish intellectual elite from the three partitions of Poland.The article presents an analysis of and editorial work on Eliza Orzeszkowa’s two unknown letters dated 1906, addressed to Emma Jeleńska-Dmochowska, discovered at the Lithuanian State Historical Archive in Vilnius (LVIA). What makes this correspondence so valuable is their author and their date of origin. In the former territories of the First Polish Republic incorporated by the Russian Empire, 1906 brought a temporary breath of freedom after decades of repression and lack of basic civil liberties. Hitherto unknown letters illuminate this socially- and politically-interesting period also in the biographies of the two key Polish writers living in the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the turn of the twentieth century. The letters are valuable for one more reason: they encourage us to take a closer look at the epistolary legacy of Emma Jeleńska-Dmochowska who was an outstanding personality in the literary and social life of modernist Vilnius, the creator of illegal Polish education in the Vilnius region and, finally, a writer and editor establishing numerous contacts with representatives of the Polish intellectual elite from the three partitions of Poland
Młodopolskie „Kontrasty" Loli Szereszewskiej
Full text linkScarce information survives to this day about the life and work of Lola (born Leonia) Szereszewska née Rotbard, a Polish-Jewish poet. The article presents the effects of extensive discovery research and new biographical information about the poet and her family. It also characterises the key themes of the imagination presented in Kontrasty (Contrasts) – a collection of short prose poems published in 1917, inspired by the Young Polandperiod.Scarce information survives to this day about the life and work of Lola (born Leonia) Szereszewska née Rotbard, a Polish-Jewish poet. The article presents the effects of extensive discovery research and new biographical information about the poet and her family. It also characterises the key themes of the imagination presented in Kontrasty (Contrasts) – a collection of short prose poems published in 1917, inspired by the Young Polandperiod
Sport i wyścigi konne w mniej znanych i zapomnianych tekstach z 2. połowy XIX i początków XX wieku. Wstępne rozpoznania
Full text linkThe article presents various approaches to the subject of sport in forgotten literary works from the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century by Konstanty Gaszyński, Klemens Junosza, Kazimierz Laskowski and Lucjan Rydel. The first two pieces show horse racing as a threat to the tradition of the landed gentry caused by gambling, fashions and foreign influences. Rydel’s contrasting text avoids an ironic tone, the poet describes the Olympic Games as a culture-creating event, as the founding myth of the Mediterranean civilization. The forgotten texts show sport in the literature of the turn of the 20th century and indicate that it played an important role in the discussion on the mechanisms of tradition and cultural heritage.The article presents various approaches to the subject of sport in forgotten literary works from the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century by Konstanty Gaszyński, Klemens Junosza, Kazimierz Laskowski and Lucjan Rydel. The first two pieces show horse racing as a threat to the tradition of the landed gentry caused by gambling, fashions and foreign influences. Rydel’s contrasting text avoids an ironic tone, the poet describes the Olympic Games as a culture-creating event, as the founding myth of the Mediterranean civilization. The forgotten texts show sport in the literature of the turn of the 20th century and indicate that it played an important role in the discussion on the mechanisms of tradition and cultural heritage
„Samotny idę po mizernym stepie”. Wokół poezji Jana Huskowskiego
Full text linkThe aim of the article is to present Jan Huskowski, outline his biography and to generally identify his literary strategy. This outline is a reconnaissance, focusing on the motifs and characteristic elements of Huskowski’s poems, typical of his creative imagination. The subject of study is the poetry book Po drodze (Along the way), published in Lviv in 1907, which is a collection of poetry published mostly in the Lviv press.The aim of the article is to present Jan Huskowski, outline his biography and to generally identify his literary strategy. This outline is a reconnaissance, focusing on the motifs and characteristic elements of Huskowski’s poems, typical of his creative imagination. The subject of study is the poetry book Po drodze (Along the way), published in Lviv in 1907, which is a collection of poetry published mostly in the Lviv press
Krytyk – renegat. O Wacławie Jabłonowskim
Full text linkThe article presents Wacław Jabłonowski (c. 1810–1870), an émigré publicist and literary critic who published one of the first reviews of Juliusz Słowacki’s Beniowski, included in “Trzeci Maj” (The third of May) in 1841. Liberally using the notion of nationality as an axiom, he demonstrated the superiority of Słowacki’s long poem over Mickiewicz’s epic poem Pan Tadeusz. Jabłonowski’s writings on literature (consisting of nine articles) constitute an example of amateur manipulation, dilettantism and arbitrariness of opinion devoid of aesthetic grounds. They are, in fact, the background of Jabłonowski’s Pan-Slavic views which the community of Polish migrants living in Paris after the November Uprising unequivocally deemed to be in line with the ideas of the Russian Empire. The community considered him an apostate and a Russian spy, indicating his unclear financial activity and cases of fraud which forced him to go into hiding and escape from France, first to Algier and then to Galicia, in order to seek his brother’s protection. Relatively few archive sources concerning Jabłonowski’s life survive to this day, hence his biography suffers from numerous gaps and uncertainties.The article presents Wacław Jabłonowski (c. 1810–1870), an émigré publicist and literary critic who published one of the first reviews of Juliusz Słowacki’s Beniowski, included in “Trzeci Maj” (The third of May) in 1841. Liberally using the notion of nationality as an axiom, he demonstrated the superiority of Słowacki’s long poem over Mickiewicz’s epic poem Pan Tadeusz. Jabłonowski’s writings on literature (consisting of nine articles) constitute an example of amateur manipulation, dilettantism and arbitrariness of opinion devoid of aesthetic grounds. They are, in fact, the background of Jabłonowski’s Pan-Slavic views which the community of Polish migrants living in Paris after the November Uprising unequivocally deemed to be in line with the ideas of the Russian Empire. The community considered him an apostate and a Russian spy, indicating his unclear financial activity and cases of fraud which forced him to go into hiding and escape from France, first to Algier and then to Galicia, in order to seek his brother’s protection. Relatively few archive sources concerning Jabłonowski’s life survive to this day, hence his biography suffers from numerous gaps and uncertainties
O Bałtyku, polskiej wsi oraz edukacji na dwa głosy: Stanisław Pigoń i Bernard Chrzanowski
Full text linkThe article constitutes a commentary on the “common spaces” in the writings of Stanisław Pigoń and Bernard Chrzanowski (Chrzanowski: a social and education activist living in Greater Poland at the turn of the 20th century). They represented different generations and came from different social environments. Pigoń and Chrzanowski most likely met during Pigoń’s stay in Poznań; before that, they knew each other’s texts, which expressed similar conviction on the significance of the Baltic Sea for Polish culture and the future Polish state. Since the regaining of independence, they devoted significant attention to the rural areas and the education of their inhabitants. The tasks they set in this area for the intelligentsia can be placed on the axis of the so-called “intelligentsia’s revision literature” which spanned a few generations in Poland.The article constitutes a commentary on the “common spaces” in the writings of Stanisław Pigoń and Bernard Chrzanowski (Chrzanowski: a social and education activist living in Greater Poland at the turn of the 20th century). They represented different generations and came from different social environments. Pigoń and Chrzanowski most likely met during Pigoń’s stay in Poznań; before that, they knew each other’s texts, which expressed similar conviction on the significance of the Baltic Sea for Polish culture and the future Polish state. Since the regaining of independence, they devoted significant attention to the rural areas and the education of their inhabitants. The tasks they set in this area for the intelligentsia can be placed on the axis of the so-called “intelligentsia’s revision literature” which spanned a few generations in Poland