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Wanitatywne obrazy ludzkiej egzystencji w powieściach historycznych Henryka Sienkiewicza
The tragic pictures of human existence in historical novels by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Author(s): Agnieszka Kowalkiewicz-Kulesza
Subject(s): Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: heath; vanity; suffering; martyrdom of early christians; war; nature;

Summary/Abstract: The following article highlights the problem of vanity of human life. Analysis of the historical novels by Sienkiewicz explains the fragility and impermanence of heroes’ lives. An important aspect of the article is the theme of death, seventeenth-century war, pain and martyrdom of early christians.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 105-116
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish