OBRAZ POLSKI W PIŚMIENNICTWIE BRYTYJSKIM W OKRESIE PONTYFIKATU JANA PAWŁA II (1978–2005)

The author focuses here on the image of Poland as mediated through the prismatic figure of John Paul II. Publications dealing with the Pope and the Church in Poland andappearing in the British media, especially the Catholic press, have shown the huge positive impact the Polish Pope had in his homeland during an eventful period of Communist rule. Analysis of the British publications and their portrayal of majorhistorical events during the pontificate of John Paul II demonstrates at the same time key part played by the Polish Pope in the creation of a positive image of Poland in the British Isles.