My “Littlefight” with Mierosławski
Journal: Studia Norwidiana
Year: 2020

This article discusses the relations between Cyprian Norwid and General Ludwik Mierosławski, participant in national uprisings, leader of the January Uprising, and an activist in exile, presenting their personal contacts and Norwid’s opinions voiced in literary works, letters and journalism. These opinions encompass his support for democratic ideas proclaimed by the general and critical statements. While appreciating Mierosławski as a militarist and a man of action capable of implementing polici