Published: 2018-09-301

Voice on edition of Polish romances of the Saxon period

Iwona Maciejewska

Abstract

Arguments supporting idea of starting publishing series, which would include edition of Old Polish romances written in the Saxon period, are presented in this paper. They were very popular in the 1st part of the 18th century and they preceded modern novel in the history of literature. This genre was workshop of Polish narrative prose and it shaped readers’ tastes for a long time, it also gave inspiration to first generation of Polish female writers to write and translate. Apart from pointing at advantages, which can arise by postulated edition of works, the author also discusses difficulties which are to be faced by potential publisher of these works.

Keywords:

romance, edition, prose, baroque

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Maciejewska, I. (2018). Voice on edition of Polish romances of the Saxon period. Prace Literaturoznawcze, (1). Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/pl/article/view/1211

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