BEZ CHĘCI PODRÓŻE – TUŁACZKA JAKO INSPIRATOR MITOTWÓRSTWA W DZIAŁALNOŚCI ZORIANA DOŁĘGI CHODAKOWSKIEGO
UNWILLING TRAVELS – WANDERING AS AN INSPIRER OF THE MYTH- MAKING ACTIVITY OF ZORIAN DOŁĘGA CHODAKOWSKI

Summary/Abstract: Zorian Dołęga Chodakowski (born as Adam Czarnocki, 1784– 1825) is mainly known as a collector of Slavic antiquities and the author of O Sławiańszczyźnie przed chrześcijaństwem [On the Slavic Lands before Christianity], a work marking the need to study the peasants in order to extract from their culture the relics of ancient ‘Slavicness’. The first descriptions of the researcher clearly emphasized the aspect of his frequent personal and scientific travels. This wandering way of living was interpreted as an experience constitut- ing a unique personality type of a rebellious romantic, which significantly influ- enced the further reception of Chodakowski’s work. Through the analysis of the construction of these biographies and selected texts of the researcher, the author presents the elements that may have contributed to the creation of the image of Chodakowski as a romantic wanderer.

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