Elf, wróżka, kameleon… Metaforyczno-symboliczny portret polskiej Safo zwerbalizowany w książce Marioli Pryzwan Lilka. Pawlikowska Jasnorzewska we wspomnieniach i listach

Human personality is The complexity of human personality is confirmed in its psychological, pedagogical and lexicographical definitions. This complexity is clearly seen Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska’s personality. The aim of this publication is to describe the personality traits of Maria Pawlikowska‑Jasnorzewska, a playwright, painter, a descendant of the Kossak family and one of Poland’s greatest poets. The metaphorical terms used to refer to Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska include: colorful butterfly, bracken, hummingbird, lioness, salamander, rose, exotic flower, fortune-teller, or a fairy, to name but a few, and are all characterized by symbolic meaning. This was discussed in Mariola Pryzwan’s biographical work complementary to the existing portraits of Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska – the woman and the artist, whose subtlety and softness were paradoxically coupled with her strong sense of realism were reflected in her unrivalled literary works.