Pytanie o miejsce Gruzji na mapie Orientu Jarosława Iwaszkiewicza

Abstract

This article examines Georgia’s presence in the works and literary perception of one of the leading authors of 20th-century Polish literature. This presence is an element of Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz’s feeling and perception of the Orient. Showing Georgia’s dependence on the Orient turned out to be part of the historiosophical reflection of the Polish author, who noted the similarities linking the historical figure and the hero of the libretto created based on it – King Roger II of Sicily with the Georgian King David IV the Restorer described in the novel by Konstantin Gamsakhurdia. By translating Georgian poetry, Iwaszkiewicz contributed to popularizing Georgian culture in Poland in the 1960s.