Salons and Scientific-Literary Meetings Organized by Warsaw Lawyers in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Their Social and Cultural Role Cover Image

Salony i zebrania naukowo-literackie prowadzone przez adwokatów warszawskich w drugiej połowie XIX w. – ich rola społeczna i kulturotwórcza
Salons and Scientific-Literary Meetings Organized by Warsaw Lawyers in the Second Half of the 19th Century: Their Social and Cultural Role

Author(s): Józef Koredczuk, Bożena Koredczuk
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Polish Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: scientific and literary salons; private meetings; Warsaw lawyers; the second half of the 19th century;

Summary/Abstract: In the 19th century, scientific-literary and artistic salons have already had a long tradition in Polish culture. Since they derived from the French model, they were usually organized by aristocrats. In the second half of the 19th century, Polish intelligentsia, including lawyers, organized similar meetings, which led to a social intermingling of their profession. They regularly met in the private houses of Warsaw lawyers, such as Edward Leo (1828–1901), Aleksander Kraushar (1843– 1931), Lucjan Wrotkowski (1847–1902) and Adolf Suligowski (1849–1932). Professional as well as scientific, literary and artistic issues were discussed at the meetings. Newly published Polish and foreign books were presented, fragments of texts were read and discussed, which propagated book culture in the circles of Warsaw lawyers.

  • Issue Year: 25/2016
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 403-414
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish