Z historii kart najpiękniejszych. Heroizm i tragizm w „Kryjakach” Marii Jehanne Wielopolskiej
From the Most Beautiful Pages of History. Heroism and Tragedy in Maria Jehanne Wielopolska’s “Kryjaki”

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on the techniques of creating the image of the January Uprising, as presented in Maria Jehanne Wielopolska’s "Kryjaki". The analysis begins with the issue of syncretism of literary genres, narration topics and stylistics, defined in the context of the writing strategies of the author of Fauness – especially narcissism and dandyism regarded as an attempt to cross aesthetic borders. In the light of the phenomenon of transformations of aesthetic qualities, it seems crucial to reflect on the vision of the past through the prism of heroism, which reveals also some traits of tragedy. Hence, the analysis includes the examination of the settings and attitudes of the characters, leading to the definition of history as predetermination. Another issue is the concept of a tragic hero, exemplified by Stanislaw Brzóska, or the process of revealing the truth about the rebellion of 1863, as consistent with the destined fate. The study focuses also on the issue of the presence of the sacred and the problems of suffering and death. It is important to draw attention to the method of creating the images of characters’ micronarratives. These observations lead to the redefinition of the vision of the Uprising through the act of narrating a story, as a response to the crisis of representation.

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