O współczesnej powieści angielskiej na łamach „Przeglądu Polskiego” (1866–1914)

Abstract

The monthly „Przegląd Polski” was published in Kraków between 1869 and1914. It promoted the views of Catholic intelligentsia and conservative writers. At the end of the 19th century it often published essays on British literature. At first the authors preferred to write about William Shakespeare; later on, however, they opted for the reviews of the then contemporary British novels. The monthly in question discussed the works of many well-known writers. These reviews were written by well-educated female aristocrats (such as Konstancja Morawska and Anna Maria Lisicka). They were particularly interested in the works devoted to ‘woman question’. Their attitude was moderately feminist. When we compare the novels reviewed by these essayists with the novels read by average female readers, it turns out that all these women preferred popular realist novels.