Abstract
The article focuses on showing memoirs of Napoleonic era – Franciszek Wiktor Dmochowski’s <em>Letters from a Former Sergeant Major</em> (Pol. <em>Pisma byłego wachmistrza</em>; 1843) – as a sign of vivacity of sentimentalism at the end of early part of the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Two-strip structure of narration – recording of historical data and recording of subjective emotional experiences – shows accordance with typical sentimental regulation: the more intensive inner life the richer description of external reality. The motif of unfortunate love plays an important part in carrying a recollection. Apart of sentimentally conventionalized narrative structure the work of Dmochowski is perceived by its editor, Andrzej Edward Koźmian, in the way that indicates a publishing manner of sentimentalism. The publisher in his <em>Preface</em> creates the author of memoirs according with sentimental anthropological patterns and explains this creation referring sentimental axiology which he consents to.
Highlights
The article focuses on showing memoirs of Napoleonic era – Franciszek Wiktor Dmochowski’s Letters from a Former Sergeant Major
Apart of sentimentally conventionalized narrative structure the work of Dmochowski is perceived by its editor, Andrzej Edward Koźmian, in the way that indicates a publishing manner of sentimentalism
The publisher in his Preface creates the author of memoirs according with sentimental anthropological patterns and explains this creation referring sentimental axiology which he consents to
Summary
The article focuses on showing memoirs of Napoleonic era – Franciszek Wiktor Dmochowski’s Letters from a Former Sergeant Major Celem artykułu jest ukazanie pamiętnika z epoki napoleońskiej – Pism byłego wachmistrza (1843) Franciszka Wiktora Dmochowskiego – jako jednego z przejawów żywotności sentymentalizmu w latach 40.
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