%0 Journal Article
%T Joseph Conrad-Korzeniowski, an English Writer with a Polish Soul: Joseph Conrad’s Polish Heritage
%A Skolik, Joanna
%J Yearbook of Conrad Studies
%V 2018
%R 10.4467/20843941YC.18.009.11244
%N Vol. 13
%P 119-128
%K Joseph Conrad-Korzeniowski, Polish soul, English writer, Polish identity, chivalric tradition, Polish Eastern Borderlands
%@ 1899-3028
%D 2018
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/yearbook-of-conrad-studies/artykul/joseph-conrad-korzeniowski-an-english-writer-with-a-polish-soul-joseph-conrads-polish-heritage
%X The article presents a portrait of Joseph Conrad-Korzeniowski, an English writer with a Polish soul. Conrad—the last Polish Romantic—did not only manage to introduce Polish dreams and longings into English (and Western) literature, but also transformed the Polish experience into a universal one. Writing about exotic, faraway places, he disseminated myths concerning Polish national identity, chivalric tradition and the Polish Eastern Borderland atmosphere and ethos. Conrad, a very demanding writer, never presents ready-made answers, nor does he offer simple solutions to the problems of his protagonists. Moreover, everybody can understand Conrad in their own personal way, for he is perceived as “one of us,” no matter who “we” are.