POLSKA NOWELA MASUCCIA (ZBIÓR NOWEL; IL NOVELLINO, N. 42) WOBEC NARRACJI GALLA ANONIMA: MITYZACJA HISTORII Z WYGNANIEM W TLE
Polish Novella by Masuccio (Il Novellino, n. 42): Mythification of History with Exile in the Background

Author(s): Barbara Marczuk
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, French Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: medieval tales; epic and chronicle; mythification
Summary/Abstract: Masuccio’s 42nd novella, narrating the story of the cruel “ Polishqueen”, is considered to be completely fictional. In my paper I put forward the thesis that the protagonist of the story is a historical figure: Judyta Maria (1047–1105), the second wife of Prince Władysław Herman. This is evidenced by the fact that Masuccio’s narrative in many points coincides with the version included in the Polish Chronicle of Gallus A nonymus. In both cases, the history of the queen, with exile as a leading motif, is subject to the procedure of mythification. The analysis of this process is based on the methodology proposed in the works of Mircea Eliade.

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