Salons of Warsaw in the end of 19th century in the memoirs of Cecylia of Zaleski Walewska Cover Image

Warszawskie salony końca XIX wieku we wspomnieniach Cecylii z Zaleskich Walewskiej
Salons of Warsaw in the end of 19th century in the memoirs of Cecylia of Zaleski Walewska

Author(s): Urszula Klemba
Subject(s): Cultural history, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: scientific and literary salons; private meetings; intelligence; the second half of the 19th century

Summary/Abstract: Participation in literary salons for years has been a subject of interest for researchers. These article falls within scope of research about Warsaw. Not only that it also focuses on history of women and their role in creation of this phenomenon. The purpose of this article is to present, based on the memories of Cecylia Walewska (1859–1941), salons of Warsaw which she visited, and thus make an attempt to complement information about them. We will find here information about the salon of: Cecylia Walewska, Zofia Mellerowa, Waleria Marrené-Morzkowska, Józefa Konstancja Sawicka, Jadwiga and Alexander Kraushar, Karolina from Wolff and Franciszek Zieliński, Aleksander and Melania Rajchman.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 153-165
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish