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Vilnius Intellectuals and the Early 19th-Century Concept of Lithuania: The Society of Scoundrels (Towarzystwo Szubrawców) and Local Society

In: Lithuanian Historical Studies
Author:
Sayaka Kaji
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Online Publication Date:
28 Dec 2011
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This article reconsiders intellectuals around Vilnius University and their relationships with local society and common people in the lands of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the early 19th century. It focuses on the Society of Scoundrels (Towarzystwo Szubrawców) and its publication ‘Street News’ (Wiadomości Brukowe, 1816–22), a satirical journal criticising various social pathologies. Based on analyses of articles in ‘Street News’, it considers two issues: intellectuals’ opinions about the nation (naród in Polish) and the class system, and their attitude towards the history and folk languages of Lithuania.

Title:
Vilnius Intellectuals and the Early 19th-Century Concept of Lithuania: The Society of Scoundrels (Towarzystwo Szubrawców) and Local Society
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30965/25386565-01601010
Language:
English
Pages:
143–168
In:
Lithuanian Historical Studies
In:
Volume 16: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill | Schöningh
E-ISSN:
2538-6565
Print ISSN:
1392-2343
Subjects:
General, History

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