„Muzeum motywów i cytatów”. Antoni Lange Wenedzi

This paper analyses the drama of the prominent journalist of the period of modernism. Antoni Lange's writing includes mainly poetic works, numerous translations, and critical-literary texts. Playwriting consists a small part in the writing of the author of Shelley's Funeral, and it has not been discussed up to now. This text seeks to discuss in detail a work that is little known and not easily available. The author depicts dramatic events, analyses figure constructions, composition, and the style of the work. Wenedzi is a drama that corresponds to Slavonic antiquity; it is full of allusions to legendary and historical events from the history of the Polish nation. In its stylistic aspect, it is exceptionally rich with literary references, hence it is defined as “the museum of motives and quotations.” This study shows Lange's attitude towards the literary tradition, specific imitation of romanticism and syncretism in the approach to the history of the nation.