Wolność albo śmierć
Freedom or Death
Polish Philhellenes and the Greek Uprising of 1821. Published on the Bicentenary of the Greek Revolution
Contributor(s): Małgorzata Borowska (Editor), Maria Kalinowska (Editor), Milena Chilińska (Editor), Joanna Dutkiewicz (Translator)
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Philhellenism; 1821 Greek uprising; Greek culture reception; Polish Philhellenes; Greek folk songs
Summary/Abstract: The publication sets new directions in the research on Polish Philhellenism, in particular in two areas: gaining thorough knowledge of the Poles supporting Greek struggle for independence and the coverage it received in Polish press. The articles of the renowned experts on the subject are the introduction to the issue of Polish Philhellenism, they also concentrate on reconstructing biographies of the Polish participants in the Greek uprising and the interest in modern Greek songs the Poles have developed.
- E-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-5464-6
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-5456-1
- Page Count: 166
- Publication Year: 2021
- Language: English, Polish
Wprowadzenie
Wprowadzenie
(Introduction)
- Author(s):Maria Kalinowska
- Language:English, Polish
- Subject(s):Cultural history, 19th Century
- Page Range:11-18
- No. of Pages:16
- Keywords:Polish Philhellenism; Greek War of Independence 1821; 1821 Greek Revolution; Polish uprisings in the 19th century
- Summary/Abstract:The article outlines the historical background of Polish Philhellenism. Polish Philhellenes fighting in Greece most often took part in the struggle for Poland’s independence as well. One might say that Polish Philhellenes fighting for or supporting the Greek cause belonged to the mythical country of Romantic poetry; they were the “mad people” about whom the greatest Polish poet, Adam Mickiewicz, wrote that it was they, accused of madness and belligerence but faithful to their conscience, who supported the liberation cause, rather than “reasonable people”. In Poland, Philhellenism is understood in a broad sense, not being limited to direct involvement in the fighting. While it shared its fundamental ideas and beliefs with other European Philhellenisms, the Polish variant had its own distinct facet determined by Poland’s political situation in the 19th century, when it was deprived of sovereign statehood and subjugated by three partitioning powers (Russia, Prussia and Austria). The parallel drawn between the history of Greece and the history of Poland is the Polish version of the Romantic worship of Greece as a symbol of freedom. The 1821 Greek Revolution, thus, appears in Polish Romanticism in several dimensions: (1) a broad Philhellenic and Byronian perspective; (2) a universal context – through a connection with ancient models; (3) a mask for Polish independence aspirations and as a context for reflecting on the Polish uprisings.
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Ziemie greckie i ziemie polskie z perspektywy dziejów europejskich XIX wieku
Ziemie greckie i ziemie polskie z perspektywy dziejów europejskich XIX wieku
(Greek Lands and Polish Lands from the Perspective of 19th-Century European History)
- Author(s):Jacek Knopek
- Language:English, Polish
- Subject(s):Cultural history, 19th Century
- Page Range:19-22
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:Polish Philhellenism; Polish diaspora in Greece; Polish-Greek relations
- Summary/Abstract:The article points to the history of Europe in the nineteenth century. The dominant role on the continent at that time was played by the powers that led to the annexation of both Polish and Greek lands. The Polish lands came under the rule of Austria, Prussia and Russia, while the Greek ones came under the rule of Turkey. In 1830, however, a Greek state was established. Gradually during this time, relations between the Poles and the Greeks began to be established, which resulted in the appearance of a small Polish diaspora in Athens and other Greek cities.
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Od wyprawy Aleksandra Ipsilandisa do bitwy pod Petą –„doniesienia wiarygodne” w „Gazecie Krakowskiej”
Od wyprawy Aleksandra Ipsilandisa do bitwy pod Petą –„doniesienia wiarygodne” w „Gazecie Krakowskiej”
(From Alexander Ypsilantis’ Expedition to the Battle of Peta: “Reliable News Reports” in "Gazeta Krakowska")
- Author(s):Małgorzata Borowska
- Language:English, Polish
- Subject(s):Cultural history, 19th Century
- Page Range:23-32
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:Gazeta Krakowska; Greek War of Independence 1821; 1821 Greek Revolution; Battle of Peta; fake news; news circulation; Philhellenes
- Summary/Abstract:“Gazeta Krakowska” was the main Polish newspaper of the Free City of Cracow or the Republic of Cracow (1815–1846), with two editions per week. In this paper I analyse information concerning the first two years of the Greek Revolution (e.g. Ypsilantis's campaign in Moldavia and Wallachia, Philhellenes’ activity, the Battle of Peta), especially news circulation, direct and indirect sources of information, fake news and occasional, mainly pro-Greek commentaries from the chief editor Jan Maj.
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Polscy filhelleni w greckiej wojnie o niepodległość (1821–1831)
Polscy filhelleni w greckiej wojnie o niepodległość (1821–1831)
(Polish Philhellenes in the Greek War of Independence (1821–1831))
- Author(s):Gościwit Malinowski
- Language:English, Polish
- Subject(s):Cultural history, 19th Century
- Page Range:33-58
- No. of Pages:26
- Keywords:Greek War of Independence 1821; 1821 Greek Revolution; Philhellenes; Philhellenism
- Summary/Abstract:In the Greek Uprising of 1821–1821, the Poles were the fifth largest group among the Philhellenes, after the Germans, the French, Italians and Britons. This chapter presents the profiles and fates of over 60 volunteers who fought for the freedom of Greece.
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Greckie pieśni ludowe w polskich przekładach – przemiany poetyckiej recepcji w XIX wieku
Greckie pieśni ludowe w polskich przekładach – przemiany poetyckiej recepcji w XIX wieku
(Greek Folk Songs in Polish Translations: Changes in Poetic Reception in the 19th Century)
- Author(s):Magdalena Kowalska
- Language:English, Polish
- Subject(s):Cultural history, 19th Century
- Page Range:59-68
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:modern Greek folk songs; Polish translations from Greek; Polish Romanticism
- Summary/Abstract:The research was carried out with the goals of indicating the lines of poetic reception of modern Greek folk songs by Polish authors in the 19th century. The article presents Polish translations of these songs in the context of personages and education of their authors, their participation in the November Uprising – their work and life – and that fact that these works are mediated from the French translations. The author of the article argues that in the first wave of interest in Greek songs (1826–1830) the translations were related mainly to the Romantic fascination with folk character, and later, already in the 1830s, to the idea of the freedom struggle. Although some of the translated songs from this period were also related to Greek customs and myths, it was in the second half of the 19th century when new themes – love and death - were fully introduced. The analysed translations were made by Kazimierz Brodziński (1791–1835), Aleksander Chodźko (1804–1891), Józef Dunin-Borkowski (1809–1843), and Seweryna Duchińska (1816–1905), amongst others.
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List of Polish Philhellenes
List of Polish Philhellenes
(List of Polish Philhellenes)
- Author(s):Maria Kalinowska, Magdalena Kowalska
- Language:English, Polish
- Subject(s):Cultural history, 19th Century
- Page Range:131-140
- No. of Pages:10
- Keywords:Philhellenism; 1821 Greek uprising; Greek culture reception; Polish Philhellenes; Greek folk songs
- Summary/Abstract:The publication sets new directions in the research on Polish Philhellenism, in particular in two areas: gaining thorough knowledge of the Poles supporting Greek struggle for independence and the coverage it received in Polish press. The articles of the renowned experts on the subject are the introduction to the issue of Polish Philhellenism, they also concentrate on reconstructing biographies of the Polish participants in the Greek uprising and the interest in modern Greek songs the Poles have developed.
- Price: 4.50 €