Jedlicki, Jerzy

The Vicious Circle 1832–1864 : A History of the Polish Intelligentsia – Part 2 - Bern Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2015 - 1 electronic resource (350 p.)

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The three-part work provides a first synthetic account of the history of the Polish intelligentsia from the days of its formation to World War I. Part two (1832-1864) analyses the growing importance of the intelligentsia in the epoch marked by the triumph of the Polish romanticism. The stress is put on the debates of the position of intelligentsia in the society, as well as on tensions between great romantic ideas and realities of everyday life. A substantial part deals with the genesis, outbreak and defeat as well as the consequences of the national uprising in 1863, whose preparation was to a high degree the work of the intelligentsia. The work combines social and intellectual history, tracing both the formation of the intelligentsia as a social stratum and the forms of engagement of the intelligentsia in the public discourse. Thus, it offers a broad view of the group’s transformations which immensely influenced the course of the Polish history.


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English

978-3-653-04953-4 9783653049534 9783653998030 9783653998047 9783631624029

10.3726/978-3-653-04953-4 doi


Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
Literary studies: general
Social & cultural history
Sociology & anthropology

1832–1864 Circle History Intelligentsia Jedlicki Kulturgeschichte Parteipolitik Polish soziale Schichten Vicious