Published: 2018-12-301

Demons of Plague According to Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki

Sabina Kowalczyk

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the manner in which female demons are described by one
of the first Polish folklorists – Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki – who created their image based on
folk stories and selected literary works. The subject of the presented study are texts published as
Klechdy, starożytne podania i powieści ludu polskiego i Rusi [Klechdy. Ancient Tales and Novels by
the Polish and Rus’ People] (1837). This article refers to romantic fascination with Slavs, women
and death. It also concentrates on the human attributes of demons, for example clothes, names, favourite
places and activities, and facial expressions. They all symbolize the human psyche – fears,
needs and emotions.

Keywords:

Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki, folk tales, female demons of plague, Romanticism

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Kowalczyk, S. (2018). Demons of Plague According to Kazimierz Władysław Wójcicki. Prace Literaturoznawcze, (6). Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uwm.edu.pl/index.php/pl/article/view/2662

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