Artystyczna podróż do Odessy. Kilka uwag o odczytach Stanisława Przybyszewskiego

Abstract

Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868–1927), an outstanding writer of Young Poland, succeeded in Odessa. His arrival in 1904 revived the artistic community, stimulated critics, literary historians, representatives of naturalism and supporters of modernism to a discussion on the "new art". What is interesting for a historian of Polish literature, is Przybyszewski's portrait, recorded in the press (his texts and analytical articles were published among others in "Wiesy", Odesskij Novosti", "Vestnik Ewropy", "Russkaya Mysl", "Zolotoe runo" [Golden Fleece]), also present in the memories of people, who undertook cooperation with him. From letters written during the trip it comes out that the writer dreamed of success and he had high hopes for the expedition (not just financial hopes, although he was in a difficult life situation, the divorce process of Jadwiga Kasprowicz, who Przybyszewski tied his fate with, was under way). The stay in Odessa was, thus, extremely important for the author of The Snow not only for artistic or financial reasons. His aesthetic theories contributed to the revival of discussion on the new art – on the role of a symbol and expressionist tendencies.