Paweł Szefka – from the Strzebielino Musician to the Kashubian Wizard Cover Image

Paweł Szefka – od strzebielińskiego muzyka do zaklinacza kaszubskości
Paweł Szefka – from the Strzebielino Musician to the Kashubian Wizard

Literary and Ethnographic Reconnaissance

Author(s): Łukasz Zołtkowski
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Slovanský ústav and Euroslavica
Keywords: Paweł Szefka; Kashubia; Kashubian drama; Kashubian literature; Kashubian music

Summary/Abstract: The article is the literary biography of the Kashubian amateur of folklore – Paweł Szefka. He wrote mainly socio-ritual dramas, describing Kashubian customs. His most significant works were: Sobótka, Gwiżdże, Dëgusë and Wyzwoliny kosiarza. Except from writing, he was also collecting ethnographic materials, especially those related to Kashubian music, instruments and dances. He was one of the founders of Kashubian – Pomeranian Association, the largest association converging the Kashubians.

  • Issue Year: LXXXIV/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 176-185
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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