Dziennik, czyli list. O pewnym przypadku XIX-wiecznej intymistyki kobiecej
Diary As A Letter: A Case of 19th-Century Women’s Intimate Writing
Author(s): Dariusz SkórczewskiSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Pelagia Rościszewska; 19th-century writing; journal intime; women’s autobiographical writing; letter writing; doxa; matrilineal transmission
Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the epistolary dimension of a recently discovered diary of Pelagia Rościszewska, a Polish noblewoman residing in the Kievan Governorate, written between 1819 and 1856. The diary was inspired by 18th-century French letter-writing traditions and 19th-century Polish autobiographical writing. Referring to the concept of doxa as understood by Pierre Bourdieu, the author argues for the pivotal role of the generic aspects of Rościszewska’s text in shaping the matrilineal transmission it embodies.
Journal: Roczniki Humanistyczne
- Issue Year: 73/2025
- Issue No: 1S
- Page Range: 193-209
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Polish
