МОРАЛЬНІ ЦІННОСТІ У ТВОРЧІЙ КОНЦЕПЦІЇЗОФІЇ КОССАК-ЩУЦЬКОЇ

Abstract

Historical and national imperatives of choice of moral values in creative conception of Zofia Kossak-Szczucka are analysed in the article. The authoress by means of literary characters and reasons presents a large historical fresco, realizing thus idea of Christian humanism. Except texts from the cycle of stories about the hikes of crusaders (“Krzyżowcy”, “Król Trędowaty”, “Bez oręża”), considerable popularity stories purchased also about XVI-XVII century (“Złota wolność”) and plots, built on historical legends closely casebound with hagiography (“Beatum scelus”, “Błogosławionа winа”, “Z miłości”, “Warna”, “Legnickie pole”, “Suknia Dejaniry”). An addition to Z. Kossak’s epic work is her dramatic sketch “Kielich krwi”, dedicated to the conflict between Bishop St. Stanislav and King Boleslav Bold. For the complete opening of historical problems and comparison of them with theological and public Zofia Kossak gave mind on a figure and creative achievement of Piotr Skarga. On the basis of his labours she entered in a literary environment the phenomenon of “scandal of faith” that was independent of historical pre-conditions, overpeered above psychological and public spheres. In works of Zofia Kossak-Szczucka we can see the connection of national ideas, in the wide understanding of this word, with looks to literature that hatched from romantic traditions the authoress stepped back from understanding of this concept in the categories of thoughtless attachment to the national association and predisposed to the concept of citizenship that is fixed in basis of the modern nationalism, shown in active vital position, public consciousness, practical patriotism but not selfish radical denial of rights for other nations. To the authoress mind, the force that combines the nation is a history, the elements of it are kept in public memory and acquire a mythological value. Thus authoress came to the conclusion about sacral of folk traditions. National conception is proclaimed in works of Zofia Kossak-Szczucka deep in bases of origin and maintenance of the state system. Completer in all pass patriotic position of Zofia Kossak “Ten commandments of Polish” is nationally saturated.