The New Woman
The New Woman (Polish: Emancypantki) is the third of four major novels by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. It was composed, and appeared in newspaper serialization, in 1890-93, and dealt with societal questions involving feminism.[1]
History
The New Woman, written in 1890–93, first appeared serially in the Warsaw Kurier Codzienny (Daily Courier). Its first book publication followed in 1894.[2]
Characters
Main
- Magdalena Brzeska
- Emma Latter
- Ada Solska
- Stefan Solski
- Helena Norska
- Kazimierz Norski
Film
In 1982, the novel was adapted as a Polish feature film, Pensja Pani Latter (Mrs. Latter's Boarding School).
See also
Novels portal
Notes
References
- Czesław Miłosz, The History of Polish Literature, New York, Macmillan, 1969.
- Edward Pieścikowski, Bolesław Prus, 2nd edition, Warsaw, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1985.
- Zygmunt Szweykowski, Twórczość Bolesława Prusa (The Art of Bolesław Prus), 2nd edition, Warsaw, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1972.
Further reading
- Bolesław Prus, Emancipated Women, translated from Prus' Emancypantki by Stephanie Kraft, 2015: available at [emancypantki.net] and as an ebook and print book through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.
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Works by Bolesław Prus
- The Outpost (1886)
- The Doll (1889)
- The New Woman (1893)
- Pharaoh (1895)
- "The Barrel Organ" (1880)
- "The Waistcoat" (1882)
- "Fading Voices" (1883)
- "Mold of the Earth" (1884)
- "The Living Telegraph" (1884)
- "Shades" (1885)
- "A Legend of Old Egypt" (1888)
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