Deotyma (Jadwiga Łuszczewska) w witrynie artystycznej ewaluacji pierwszego okresu twórczości (1851–1863): prasa, wspomnienia, korespondencja

The following article is a narrative, captivated in authorial perspective, concerned with Deotyma’s actual or improbable literary endowments and artistic esprit. Sampled information are collected from nineteenth century critical reviews, private reckonings and stormy polemics which centre around Łuszczewska’s controversial talent. Most of the analysis involve contemporary press publications but also includes impressions preserved in intimate diaries, letters, Deotyma’s friends jottings and many others. The article presents both: votes “pro” and “against” the authoress which are encapsulated by Łuszczewska’s own afterthoughts on refining her poetic abilities and self-judgments on her works.