The New Woman Explained

See also: New Woman (disambiguation). 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

• List of feminist literature

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.

Notes and References

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