@article{018e9e44-b315-7016-94eb-b7618a7b813a, author = {Wiesław Mateusz Malinowski}, title = {The fate of Poland in the eyes of French writers in the 19th century}, journal = {Cahiers ERTA}, volume = {2023}, number = {Numéro 34}, year = {2023}, issn = {2300-4681}, pages = {207-225},keywords = {French literature; Poland; fate; vocation; 19th century}, abstract = {The author of the paper propounds a hollistic outlook on how French writers of the 19th century perceived the fate of Poland in the most dramatic moment of its history, when it was fighting a fierce, and almost hopeless battle for its independence, having disappeared from the map of Europe. In textes of many poets, publicists and men of letters in France one can find a unique set of motifs that not only reveal a highly consistent way of thinking with respect to the situation Poland was in at the time, but also build a parallel vision of its future, and even hold a belief that Poland was to play a special role among European countries. In this paper the author identifies and discusses six such motifs.}, doi = {10.4467/23538953CE.23.019.17936}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/cahiers-erta/article/la-pologne-son-destin-et-sa-vocation-particuliere-aux-yeux-des-ecrivains-francais-du-xixe-siecle} }