W poszukiwaniu głębi – „wiersze rzymskie” Adama Mickiewicza

Abstract

In this paper, we present an analysis of the so called ‘Roman lyrics’ by Adam Mickiewicz, which marked a religious breakthrough in his poetry. The following poems are analysed: The Master of Masters, Evening Discourse, Reason and Faith, The Sages The author makes ample references to previous research by Juliusz Kleiner, Wacław Borowy, Wiktor Weintraub, Jacek Łukasiewicz, and others, enriching their insights both with complementary and polemical remarks. The author emphasises the importance of identifying the relative position of the Roman lyrics in the life and work of the Polish Bard. It appears that the issues tackled in these poems, especially the intellectual dilemmas expressed therein, are anticipatory with respect to the attitudes held by Mickiewicz at a later period in his life, when he changed words into action, all the time fighting with himself.