Czarna legenda królowej Bony w historiografii, teatrze, nauce i publicystyce
The Black Legend of Queen Bona in Historiography, Theathre, Science and Journalism

Author(s): Marcin Śrama
Subject(s): Ancient World, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: classicist tragedy; Joseph Wybicki; 19th-century historiography; Joachim Lelewel, “Przyjaciel Ludu” (journal 1834–1849)
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyse the image of queen Bona in the texts whose authors were influenced by the black legend of the queen. The legend had its source in the 16th-century pamphlets, in which she was portrayed as a greedy and murderous woman. Later, in the 18th century, the black legend of the queen became an important element of classicist tragedies and was reproduced by successive 19th-century historians (Czacki, Bandtkie, Lelewel, Bobrzyński), as well as authors of popularizing works (Czartoryska, Siemieński, anonymous author of an article from “Przyjaciel Ludu”) and writers (Pol).

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