Dekada „Tygodnika Ilustrowanego”
The Decade of Tygodnik Ilustrowany

Author(s): Ewa Ihnatowicz
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, 19th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Tygodnik Ilustrowany; popular culture; Positivism; Biedermeier; allegory
Summary/Abstract: Tygodnik Ilustrowany (1859–1939) brought a positivistic, organic concept of a modernpopular illustrated magazine to the seventh decade of the 19th century. The editors declaredneutrality and independence, which enabled the integration of readers around the achievementsof Polish culture. The more recent development of popular culture research allows us to describethis project more clearly. The change in the meaning of the term ‘biedermeier’ allows to seethe presence of Biedermeier in Tygodnik Ilustrowany and the practice of allegory as a languageof communication with readers. In this light, Tygodnik Ilustrowany is a good example of theinterpenetration of Positivism and Biedermeier.

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