„Ku nieznanej nieba stronie…”. O książkowych relacjach z uczestnictwa Polaków w balonowych zawodach Gordona Bennetta
“Towards an unknown part of the sky…”. Books reporting on Polish participation in the Gordon Bennett Cup ballooning race
Author(s): Mikołaj PaczkowskiSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Sports Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: balloon; Gordon Bennett Cup; interwar period
Summary/Abstract: The paper describes two books containing accounts on participation in the International Gordon Bennett Cup ballooning race: “Kościuszko” nad Ameryką [“Kościuszko” above America] by Zbigniew Burzyński (1934) and Balonem “LOPP” nad Morze Białe [Above the White Sea in the “LOPP” balloon] by Stanisław Brenk (1937). The Polish achievements in the competition had a significant impact on the interest in ballooning in the interwar period. The texts discussed in the paper are visibly inspired by reportage and travel novels. The books had a propaganda nature: intended for the young reader, they highlighted the attractiveness of the army and the importance of the Polish army in the world.
Journal: Postscriptum Polonistyczne
- Issue Year: 25/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 261-269
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Polish
