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]

Bolesław Prus

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).

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See also

Notes
  1. Edward Pieścikowski, Bolesław Prus, p. 155.
  2. Edward Pieścikowski, Bolesław Prus, pp. 155, 157.

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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