Malvina, or Spoken and Written Word in the Novel

• Autor principal: Szary-Matywiecka, Ewa (auth)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: Prague Karolinum Press 2022
• Materias: Literature & literary studies; literary criticism; Polish literature
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This study by Szary-Matywiecka presents Malvína, or the Heart's Intuition by Maria Wirtemberska, the first Polish psychological novel, as a work worth of critical attention. Despite its didactic message about the superiority of the heart over the mind, the work met with early success. The stud...