TY - JOUR AU - Sobczak, Paweł PY - 2018/02/08 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - El principe constante? Jan Lechoń and politics (after 1939) JF - Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Polonica JA - FLP VL - 44 IS - 6 SE - Articles DO - 10.18778/1505-9057.44.03 UR - https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/polonica/article/view/2693 SP - 49-60 AB - <p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the article, I focuss on the theme of the political views of Jan Lechoń during his New York exile, which emerged in his literary work, letters, and <em>Dziennik</em></span><span style="font-size: medium;">. The main elements of the political stance of the author of </span><em><span style="font-size: medium;">Srebrne i czarne </span></em><span style="font-size: medium;">were in that time: resolute anti-communism, critical assessment of the actions of the government in exile, his declared admiration for America, and a nostalgia for the interwar period (idealising Józef Piłsudski). The discussed views of the poet exerted a considerable influence on his personal life, which was proven by the politically motivated breaking off his long-time relations with Julian Tuwim. One important problem is where to locate Lechoń’s dissatisfaction with the political changes in Poland, which he stated often, within the reasons for his suicide.</span></span></p> ER -