From a Distance and with Irony. Zofia Kozarynowa (1890-1992) Cover Image

Z dystansem i ironią. Zofia Kozarynowa (1890-1992)
From a Distance and with Irony. Zofia Kozarynowa (1890-1992)

Author(s): Jan Piskurewicz
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Recent History (1900 till today), Polish Literature, Western Slavic Languages, 19th Century
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Zofia Kozarynowa; Polish language instructor; Polish literature;

Summary/Abstract: The year 2022 marks 30 years since the passing of Zofia Kozarynowa - a writer, publicist, translator, Polish language instructor at the University of Turin between 1929 and 1939, Polish emigration literature nestor. The paper presents Kozarynowa’s biography and her large output, as well as describes this interesting and controversial personality that stimulated her versatile activity. Additionally, it shows the family and social circle from which she originated, and the communities she lived in and worked with first in Poland, then in Italy, and ultimately in Great Britain.

  • Issue Year: 114/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 223-238
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish