- Author:
Sabina Grabowska
- Year of publication:
2016
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
175-186
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/kie.2016.04.13
- PDF:
kie/114/kie11413.pdf
The theme of this article is the evolution of the Polish flag and the anthem. These symbols were accompanied by Polish people in the most important moments of their lives. They give immigrants a sense of constant ties with their homeland. Knowledge of the history of these national symbols is important to understand the importance and the need for such things as the national flag and the national anthem
- Author:
Romuald Rydz
- E-mail:
romuald.rydz@amu.edu.pl
- Institution:
Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6918-6729
- Year of publication:
2024
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
252-262
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/hso240309
- PDF:
hso/42/hso4209.pdf
- License:
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the CreativeCommons Attribution license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
The role of anthems in the process of forming Central European national identities based on the book by Csaba G. Kiss
Csaba G. Kiss, using comparative analysis, has not only attempted to uncover the corpus of dominant motifs in national songs, but has also indicated how their selection was influenced by historical events and the traditions of individual communities. Particularly noteworthy are the sections of the work where the links between the songs produced in different national communities are presented, both in terms of their forms and content. On the other hand, what can draw exceptional admiration is the enormous erudition of the author of The Anthems of East-Central Europe, who in his investigations referred not only to the literature in the languages of the conference, but also made extensive use of Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Romanian and - understandably because of his origin – Hungarian studies. Minor errors of a factual nature are somewhat surprising, such as the attribution to Alexander I the paternity of Grand Duke Constantine, commander-in-chief of the Polish army and the actual governor of Congress Poland from 1815 to 1830. The book under review can be considered a highly successful example of the use of comparative analysis in research dedicated to the emergence of national identity in Central Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Author:
Łukasz Fuchs
- E-mail:
lukasz.fuchs@edu.uni.lodz.pl
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Łódzki, Polska
- Year of publication:
2024
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
95-111
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/kie.2024.03.06
- PDF:
kie/145/kie14506.pdf
The pre-Messianistic nature of the song God save Poland
The song God Save Poland holds extraordinary significance for Polish culture and the development of national consciousness during the Romantic period. Written in the early 19th century, shortly after the establishment of the Congress Kingdom of Poland. It was a time filled with hope but later revealed to be marked by misplaced faith in the sincerity of Tsar Alexander I. Its lyrics evolved in response to shifting political realities and social tensions. The history of the song, its controversial context of creation and the strong ideas of Romanticism (Messianism and Pan-Slavism) hidden in it and foreshadowing the future make this work once again deserve some study. My goal was to uncover these hidden concepts and to examine the hypothesis that the anthem possesses a pre-Messianic character. The providential tone of the piece aligns with the decline of Enlightenment thinking and the crisis of deism, which created space for new inquiries into fundamental questions: Why did Poland lose its independence, and how might it be regained?