Józefa Korzeniowskiego próby i kolizje romantyczne Jeszcze raz o tragedii „Mnich”
Streszczenie
The object of this analysis is a drama by J. Korzeniowski from his time in Krzemieniec: a tragedy
called “Mnich – The Monk” (1826, published in 1830). The piece, which depicts the last days of
the king Bolesław Śmiały, is distinguished by many references to earlier theatrical and dramatical
traditions (from antiquity and classicism to Shakespeare and Schiller’s works), which characterizes
the early period of Korzeniowski’s creation. The author of “The Monk” seeks a new formula
for the historical-religious drama, combining the historicism and picturesqueness with some elements
of the medieval mystery play and psychological conscience drama. The paper also deals with
the ambiguous reception of Korzeniowski’s early works by the Romantic writers, the culmination of
which was a prominent rejection of “The Monk” by Maurycy Mochnacki, a decision motivated with
his ideological convictions.