Perspektywa jednostki w obliczu przełomowych wydarzeń  XIX wieku na przykładzie pamiętnika Burzliwe fortuny obroty Antoniego Szymborskiego

Agnieszka Światłowska

doi:10.31648/pl.10995

Published: 2025-10-30

No. 13 (2025)

The Perspective of an Individual in the Face of Groundbreaking Events of the 19th Century Based on Antoni Szymborski’s Diary The Turbulent Turns of Fortune

Agnieszka Światłowska

Papers in Literature

Section: Betwen autobiography, diary, letter and biography

https://doi.org/10.31648/pl.10995

Abstract

Abstract:

The article analyzes Antoni Szymborski's diary, Burzliwe fortuny obroty, as a unique testimony to the life of an individual entangled in the dramatic events of 19th-century Polish independence uprisings and socio-political transformations. It also presents the reception of the diary by granddaughter, Wisława Szymborska. Discovered in the 1960s and published in 2000, the diary provides not only historical insights but also a glimpse into the emotions and mindset of its author. Szymborski, a participant in the Greater Poland Uprising, the Hungarian campaign under General Bem, and the January Uprising, offers detailed descriptions of his experiences, daily hardships, and profound disappointments related to unfulfilled political and personal hopes.

Keywords:

Antoni Szymborski, diary, witness to history, individual perspective, Wisława Szymborska

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Światłowska, A. (2025). The Perspective of an Individual in the Face of Groundbreaking Events of the 19th Century Based on Antoni Szymborski’s Diary The Turbulent Turns of Fortune. Papers in Literature, (13), 39–58. https://doi.org/10.31648/pl.10995

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