„Puszka Pandory”, czyli czego obawiali się dziewiętnastowieczni publicyści piszący o czytelnictwie kobiet
„Pandora’s box” or what the 19th century columnist writers were afraid of in female reading

Author(s): Agnieszka Paja
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: The author analyses fears of the 19th century columnist writers who raised the issue of women readingin the context of their up‑bringingand education. Fears of authorities usually concerned the scopeand style of women books. Thus, dangers coming from excessive, and free female reading of books ofany subject‑matter,often romances which allowed for isolating from the reality, also discouraged fromtaking on traditional social roles. A key element for considerations is a myth about Pandora which in the19th century columnist writing, represented a type of a woman aiming at satisfying curiosity and gainingknowledge irrespective of consequences. Among others, George Sand was perceived in such a way, thatis, a figure being an anti‑modelof female biography. From the perspective of the 21st century one cansee how inefficient and groundless warnings of columnist writers were; women still read romances andare emancipated to a large extent though still possess families and perform roles written for them by anandrocentric culture.

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