Citation

Pigoń A. Litteraria Copernicana 2022; 41(4): 67-78.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022)

DOI

10.12775/LC.2022.045

PMID

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Abstract

Women who appear in the literature about the Tatra Mountains can be divided into several groups depending on their attitude to space. One of those groups are the guests, including the vacationists, who stay in the Tatra Mountains in order to rest and who do not build a deep relationship with the mountain. The heroines of Witkacy's novel Farewell to Autumn (Pożegnanie jesieni, 1925) can be inscribed into this typology. The plot and the protagonists of the novel are linked to the biography of the author. Hela Bertz and Zosia Osłabędzka are constructed as oppositions. Hela represents active sexuality, Zosia - passivity, which leads her to suicide. In the article the typology of women in the literature about the Tatra mountains has been described and discussed in relation to the heroines of Witkacy's novel. © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.

Language: pl

Keywords

women; feminism; Tatra mountains; vacationists