Baśnie Zygmunta Glogera w „Polskiej bajce ludowej” w układzie systematycznym Juliana Krzyżanowskiego

Abstract

The article examines the extent to which Zygmunt Gloger’s descriptions of the main motifs of folk tales were taken into account in Julian Krzyżanowski’s The Taxonomy of Polish Folk Tale. The taxonomical analysis of motifs shows that Gloger’s observations were largely ignored. There were different reasons for that. First, Gloger significantly modified the content of oral tales, both at a fabular and language level, which problematized the accuracy of his sources. Second, he often endowed tales with moral messages, which was not in agreement with the original folk poetics. We need to remember, however, that Gloger did not want to prepare ethnographical descriptions but merely short national narratives, which would be instrumental in popularizing Polish traditions and language. Still, recognizing Gloger’s efforts, Krzyżanowski could not ignore his contribution entirely. In the context of folk tale studies, some of Gloger’s proposals remain unique and original.