Polesie – mała ojczyzna Marii Rodziewiczówny. Kontrast między miastem a małym miasteczkiem (na podstawie noweli "Rupiecie")

Abstract

Maria Rodziewiczówna (1864–1944), a landowner-writer with strong ties to Polesie and Warsaw, managed the Hruszowa estate on her own for many years, was a social activist and prolific writer. She quickly gained recognition and popularity among readers, although literary critics have differed in their opinions about her work, and she is rather overlooked in academic research today. Yet, her novels and novellas, among others, are an interesting testimony to the period of her lifetime. Using the selected example of the novella Rupiecie from the collection under the same title (1908), the article shows how Rodziewiczówna depicts Polesie, its landscapes, people: peasants, workers, landowners, representatives of various religions and faiths and nations. The contrast between the world of Warsaw and the world of the small town of Kodymno is clearly shown in the novella.