“A Pole Is a Selfless Host”. Old Polish Hospitality, or a Post-Partition Phantasm
Abstract
The article discusses the image of Old Polish hospitality in the version presented by Polish writers of Post-Partition era. The analysis conducted uses the categories of myth, stereotype and phantasm. In the conclusion, the material is interpreted in the supernatural, ethical, aesthetic and political order.
Fields of Study & Subjects
European Cultural and National Identity
Folklore
Mythology
and Literature Studies
Polish Historical and Cultural Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Literatura Ludowa
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 3-4
- Pages
- 15–25
- Publication date
- 7 March 2026
- Language
- EN