CONSTRAINING AND MUTINY TRACES, OR A SELF-PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN. FROM CLARICIA TO OLGA BOZNANSKA

• Authors: Kowalczykowa A.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

A woman's self-portrait is treated in the study not only as a work of art, but also as a valuable evidence of the Polish women artists' awareness. Relationships between their creative ambitions and the possibility of realization - drastically limited by the habitual and artistic conventions of the subsequent epochs - prompted some talented ladies into attempts of omitting bans and gaining more creative powers. Not many literary woman self-portraits at the end of 19th century are found; they could be interestingly examined together with paintings which they successfully complement. In the study women self-portrayers are presented, starting from the 12th century female scribes to rebellious women of the end of 20th century. The changes of customs were accompanied by the chances of stylistic conventions, both in prose and in poetry, which reflected the image they were to express. Reading the language of self-portrait and reconstruction of the message directed to the receivers becomes a fascinating enterprise.

Keywords

EN

BOZNANSKA OLGA; CLARICIA; WOMAN'S SELF-PORTRAIT

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Instytut Badań Literackich PAN
• Journal: Pamiętnik Literacki
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 97
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 141-158
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kowalczykowa A.

• A. Kowalczykowa, Instytut Badan Literackich PAN, ul. Nowy Swiat 72, 00-330 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06PLAAAA01072444