DECADENCE LOST

The present sketch is an attempt at 'a new look at Sienkiewicz' that Julian Krzyzanowski called for as early as in the mid 50s of 20th century. The novelty of this reading relies mainly on rejecting the common schemes of interpretation, being many a time harmful for the author of 'Third One'. In this case the authoress focuses on the figure of Leon Ploszowski ('Without Dogma') and analyses the problem of the protagonist's decadence, which is not as unambiguous as it was previously thought.