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Juliusza Słowackiego projekt poprawionej ojczyzny polskiej
Polish Homeland Project of Juliusz Słowacki

Author(s): Janusz Goćkowski
Subject(s): Politics, Polish Literature, 19th Century
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Słowacki; Król-Duch; ojczyzna; patriotyzm; Powstanie Listopadowe;

Summary/Abstract: A masterpiece which focuses on the matter is Król-Duch by Juliusz Słowacki. According to him, Poland should be an republic brave, wise and effective patriots Słowacki links positive model with a criticism of Polish elites made be regular citezens. He shows problems of Polish political thinking and acting starting since most ancient times to the period after downfall of the November Uprising. Słowacki points at honest and brave people but refused the people who were obligated to act roles of political leaders a political marketing competences. He is trying to connect rules of charismatic leaders with activity and invention of reflective patriotic citezens. What the worst in Polish political life is for him continuity as social issues, especially since decline of the Republic of Both Nations to the occupation of partitions. Masterpieces of Słowacki can be defined as some kind of critical political science respecting problems of the nation in prospect of the history of long duration.

  • Issue Year: 54/2009
  • Issue No: 54
  • Page Range: 47-61
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish