Tradycja i pamięć Lutosławskich – panel. Z dr Hanną Liberą 12 października 2019 roku rozmawiała w Drozdowie prof. Anna Janicka

Abstract

The text is a transcript of a conversation held with Dr. Hanna Libera on October 12, 2019 at the Museum of Nature – Lutosławski Manor near Łomża by Prof. Anna Janicka, a researcher on the literature of the turn of the 20th century from the University of Białystok. The interviewee was Dr. Hanna Libera, great-granddaughter of Wincenty Lutosławski (1863–1954), an eminent Polish philosopher and writer. Dr Libera has a Master’s degree in Polish philology and a PhD in medical sciences. She works as a gynaecologist in Essen, Germany. She also nurtures the traditions of the Lutosławski family. The conversation took place during the 2nd day of the Academic Conference “Wincenty Lutosławski and Literature. Aesthetic connections – philosophy – reception”. This session was held on October 11 and 12, 2019 in Białystok and Drozdowo. Professor Janicka asked her interlocutor about issues including the following: the figure of Wincenty Lutosławski’s grandmother, Sofía Casanova, the connections of the Lutosławski family with Spain and its culture, the family memory of the marriage of Lutosławski and Casanova, which ended in its breakup, Polish and Spanish traditions functioning in the family, the role of politics (Lutosławski’s relationship with Roman Dmowski) and music in the family, and how the contemporary descendants of Wincenty and Sofía tend the memory of their illustrious ancestors: the outstanding Spanish writer and the distinguished Polish philosopher.