Inscenizowanie bohaterów. Teatry ludowe i kult bohaterów na przełomie XIX i XX wieku
Staging Heroes. Folk Plays and the Cult of Heroes at the Turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with the phenomenon of cultural performances in honor of great heroes,which created and maintained a patriotic tradition in Poland at the turn of the century. These performancesare presented as a result of a political project that was conceived as a didactic and persuasiveaction. Their goal was to try and create a new society, a new community united by the idea of a freeand strong Poland.

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