Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
Poland, Wesele, Stanis³aw Wyspianski, The Wedding
College
Humanities
Department
Germanic and Slavic Languages
Abstract
Towards the end of Stanis³aw Wyspianski’s Wesele (The Wedding), “the Poet”, speaking to the newly married bride describes Poland as something that you can only find in your heart. “A to Polska w³asnie”. The turn of the 19th century in Poland, when this wedding took place, was a very turbulent time in Poland’s history. In 1795, only four years after Poland wrote Europe’s first constitution, the final division of Poland was made by Russia, Prussia and Austria leaving nothing of the former Polish republic. Cracow, part of the Austrian province of Galicia, created a unique place where the ideas of artists, the intentions of politicians and the actions of peasants provided Wyspianski with the atmosphere to write Wesele. Wesele not only makes a commentary on various historical events and local figures, it also gives the reader a sense of “Polishness”.
Recommended Citation
Newton, Nicholas G. and Whipple, Walter
(2014)
"Finding Poland in Stanis³aw Wyspianski’s Wesele,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 654.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/654