%0 Journal Article
%T The Theme of Patriotism in Prince Roman
%A Kurowska, Joanna
%J Yearbook of Conrad Studies
%V 2017
%R 10.4467/20843941YC.17.009.8666
%N Vol. 12
%P 123-132
%K Prince Roman, patriotism, Poland, Europe, sacrifice, messianism, nationalism, Polish Romanticism
%@ 1899-3028
%D 2018
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/yearbook-of-conrad-studies/artykul/the-theme-of-patriotism-in-prince-roman
%X 
This essay explores Conrad’s assessment of the moral state of Europe as well as post-
Enlightenment European divisions, as reflected in the writer’s treatment of the theme of patriotism in his short story Prince Roman. The story’s unique, seemingly “un-Conradian” features are discussed in the context of the influence of Polish Romanticist ideas on Conrad. The motifs of unselfishness and sacrifice for a “greater cause” recurring in Prince Roman are shown as determinants of the quality of the protagonist’s moral choice.