[GOSZCZYŃSKI Seweryn].
JOURNAL OF A JOURNEY TO THE TATARS
by the Author of Sobotka
St. Petersburg 1853, published by B.M. Wolff, pp. 294, format 12x 20.5cm
HARD FULL LEATHER COVER [20th century], WESTERN BROAD COVER
One of the basic works on the Tatra Mountains in Polish writing of the XIX century.
1st ed.
"Goszczyński's stay in Podhale and the Tatra Mountains in 1832 is primarily associated with his 'Diary of a Journey to the Tatras' (St. Petersburg 1853). This work is one of the primary sources for learning about the old Podhale highlands and earned the author the nickname 'father of Podhale ethnography.' The work played a major role in popularizing the Tatra Mountains and Podhale in Polish society [...]. Thus (as St. Sierotwiński writes): "The 'Journal of a Journey to the Tatra Mountains' is an exceptional work, both in Goszczyński's oeuvre and in our literature, by its form, its subject matter and the impact it had, by the paths it opened for the future. It is a document of the turning point from which the flowering of Tatra literature and the special role of the Tatra Mountains in Polish culture began" (WET).
Includes, among others: The road to Nowy Targ, A general view of the Tatra Mountains, A trip to Zakopane and Koscielisko, The metrology of the Goralovs, The spiritual world of the Podhale people, The narratives of the Podhale people - a glossary, Shepherding in the Tatra Mountains, Superstitions, Mount Kluczki, Siklawa water, Morskie Oko, The view from Czorsztyn, The mysterious influence of the mountains, The morning mist in the mountains, Robbers in the mountains, Farewell to the mountains.
Rare!
BDB condition- ownership marks, booklet cover with filled margin, paper yellowed
