Patronized Saints: The Cult of The Artist in Poland's Illustrated Weekly
Patronized Saints: The Cult of The Artist in Poland's Illustrated Weekly
Author(s): Beth HolmgrenSubject(s): Media studies, Social Philosophy, Culture and social structure , Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Sociology of Culture
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Polish culture; caricature of the Mass of Polish national pride; Witold Gombrowicz; Illustrated Weekly;
Summary/Abstract: One of the most idiosyncratic and astute interpreters of things Polish, Witold Gombrowicz was adept at drawing the absurdist outlines of Polish culture, and his scene above--one of the first episodes in his Diary-reiterates his lifelong caricature of the Mass of Polish national pride. For the self-exiled antiromantic Gombrowicz, this cult of national genius and litany of world-class accomplishments made a shameful display that could only expose his compatriots as "the poor relations of the world, who try to impress themselves and others." [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 10/1996
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 416-438
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English
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