The New Woman

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The New Woman (Polish: Emancypantki) is the third of four major novels by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. It was composed, and appeared in newspaper serialization, in 1890-93, and dealt with societal questions involving feminism.

[edit] Film

In 1982, the novel was adapted into a Polish feature film, Pensja Pani Latter (Mrs. Latter's Boarding School).

[edit] See also

• List of feminist literature

[edit] References

• Czesław Miłosz, The History of Polish Literature, New York, Macmillan, 1969.
• Edward Pieścikowski, Bolesław Prus, 2nd edition, Warsaw, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1985.
• Zygmunt Szweykowski, Twórczość Bolesława Prusa (The Art of Bolesław Prus), 2nd edition, Warsaw, Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1972.

v • d • e Works by Bolesław Prus Novels: The Outpost (1886) • The Doll (1889) • The New Woman (1893) • Pharaoh (1895) Short stories: "Fading Voices" (1883) • "Mold of the Earth" (1884) • "The Living Telegraph" (1884) • "Shades" (1885) • "A Legend of Old Egypt" (1888) Nonfiction: The Most General Life Ideals (1905)