Did Słowacki Write Poems in French? On the Beginning of the Poet’s Career in Paris in 1832 Cover Image

Czy Słowacki pisał francuskie wiersze? O początkach kariery literackiej poety w Paryżu 1832 roku
Did Słowacki Write Poems in French? On the Beginning of the Poet’s Career in Paris in 1832

Author(s): Zbigniew Przychodniak
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Juliusz Słowacki; Słowacki's "Poetry"; Słowacki's "En s’éveillant nous suit de ses regards pensifs..."; Słowacki's "Le Roi de Ladawa"; Słowacki's "Béatrix Cenci"

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is Juliusz Słowacki’s literary activity in the first period of his stay in Paris (September 1831 – December 1832), after the collapse of the Polish November Insurrection (1830–1831), among the Polish émigrés and in the French communities (among others, his contacts with Marc-Antoine Jullien, the editor of “Revue encyclopédique”). Słowacki prepares his literary debut ("Poezje" <Poetry>, vol. 1–2, 1832), strives for his recognition by critics and considers writing in French. The aim of the paper is a description of the relation between Słowacki’s literary pieces in Polish and in French ("En s’éveillant nous suit de ses regards pensifs...", "Le Roi de Ladawa", "Béatrix Cenci") and an explanation of the reason of his failure in reaching a satisfactory literary position.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 181-199
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish