Pamięć o Juliuszu Słowackim na Litwie w XX i XXI wieku
Memories of Juliusz Słowacki in Lithuania in the 20th and the 21st Century

Author(s): Irena Fedorowicz
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Vilnius; Lithuania; theatre performances; translations; 20th and the 21st century
Summary/Abstract: Adam Mickiewicz was widely considered in Vilnius and in Lithuania to be the bearer of the romantic tradition. Juliusz Słowacki, whose work was rendered ambiguous, took up the second position. Theatre performances, either from the beginning of the 19th century ("Lilla Weneda", 1909) or from the interwar period "Książę niezłomny", 1926 (“The Constant Prince”), were very helpful to popularize Słowacki’s works. An interest in Słowacki and his works increased in 1927, and was connected with bringing in the remains of Słowacki to Cracow. Słowacki today is well seen on the cultural map of Vilnius, but respected only by Polish community. Słowacki is a completely unknown author for Lithuanian readers, and such position is mainly caused by the lack of translations.

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