Taking Liberties : Gender, Transgressive Patriotism, and Polish Drama, 1786-1989.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (482 pages)
- Polish and Polish-American Studies Series .
- Polish and Polish-American Studies Series .
Intro -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Compass Points: A Prologue -- Introduction -- 1: Controversies over "True" and "False" Patriotism, 1786-91 -- 2:Poland Unmanned?- Zofia Chrzanowska -- 3: Is There Transgression in This Text?- Wanda, Queen of Poland -- 4: No More Separate Spheres?- Emilia Plater -- 5: Apocalypse Now?- Tadeusz Kościuszko -- 6: Controversies over "True" and "False" Patriotism, 1941-89 -- Transformations: An Epilogue -- Plays Cited -- Index.
Moving beyond a traditional study of Polish dramatic literature, Taking Liberties is a masterful intellectual history of what may be called patriotism without borders: a nonnational form of loyalty compatible with the universal principles and practices of democracy and human rights.
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Polish drama -- History and criticism. Patriotism in literature. Gender identity in literature. Theater -- Poland -- History.