Feelings, Emotions and Life Attitudes of Anna Radziwiłł née Mycielska in the Light of Her Letters Cover Image

Uczucia, emocje i postawy życiowe Anny z Mycielskich Radziwiłłowej w świetle jej listów
Feelings, Emotions and Life Attitudes of Anna Radziwiłł née Mycielska in the Light of Her Letters

A Contribution to Research on Women From Magnate Circles of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Author(s): Bernadetta Manyś, Paulina Grobelna-Mazurek
Subject(s): Cultural history, Social history, Gender history, Modern Age
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu
Keywords: woman; feelings; emotions; life attitudes; the women’s world; Anna Radziwiłł née Mycielska;Radziwiłł family;

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to show the character of Anna Radziwiłł née Mycielska, the second wife of Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł ‘Rybeńko’ in the light of her correspondence. The proposed approach focuses on changes in her personality taking place at key moments in her life. The source basis are letters from the Voivode of Vilnius to her husband kept in the Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw. The authors of this paper made an attempt to present Anna Radziwiłł from the perspective of her roles: wife, mother, and woman.

  • Issue Year: 84/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 57-79
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish