Późny debiut Antoniego Malczewskiego i kwestia niedocenienia Marii

Abstract

The article discusses problems related to the debut of the outstanding author of Polish Romanticism. The author of the article describes the reasons for Malczewski’s late debut. She draws attention to the artistic, ideological, existential and biographical sources of the poem. She also writes about the circumstances of publishing the poem and the first reviews. Then she moves on to discuss the texts of Maurycy Mochnacki and Adam Mickiewicz, who appreciated the artistry of Maria. The researcher shows that the issue of underestimating Maria is a reception myth. She lists the works devoted to Malczewski and Maria, drawing attention to the huge number of editions of the poem.