Przyczynek do poetyki spojrzenia. "Listy znad brzegów Renu" Stefana Witwickiego
A contribution to the poetics of the gaze. 'Letters from the banks of the Rhine' by Stefan Witwicki

Author(s): Elżbieta Nowicka
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, 19th Century, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Rhine; Witwicki; travel; Middle Ages; vision
Summary/Abstract: The text is devoted to 'Letters from the banks of the Rhine' by Stefan Witwicki, a Polish poet and publicist, an emigrant after the 1830 uprising. The author draws attention to the perception of the Rhine, important in that era, in mythical, historical and economic terms, which the voyage by steamboat perfectly highlights. The description of the voyage and the objects seen during it are subordinated to the gaze. Its specificity makes 'Letters from the banks of the Rhine' a remarkable document compared to the rich travel literature of the time.

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