Mythologizing Lviv/Lwów: Echoes of Presence and Absence

Grabowics rationalizes that if the Polish-Ukranian perceptions of Lviv/Lwow can be seen as minor images of each other, then their corollary is an inverse relationship in the development of the theme of the city in the respective literatures. He sums up that the respective periods of growth and decli...

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Published in:Harvard Ukrainian studies 2000-01, Vol.24, p.313-342
Main Author: GRABOWICZ, GEORGE G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cities
City politics
Culture
European history
Legends
Literature
Mythography
Mythology
Nostalgia
Poetic themes
Poetry
Polish
Politics
Racial identity
Slavic culture
World wars
Writers
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Summary:Grabowics rationalizes that if the Polish-Ukranian perceptions of Lviv/Lwow can be seen as minor images of each other, then their corollary is an inverse relationship in the development of the theme of the city in the respective literatures. He sums up that the respective periods of growth and decline seem to be directly and inversely proportional--reflecting the political and social realia of the times.
ISSN:0363-5570
2328-5400