Kim jest Wanda, co Niemca nie chciała? Próba reinterpretacji mitu o Wandzie zawartego w "Kronice Polskiej" Mistrza Wincentego zwanego Kadłubkiem

Modern research of Old Polish literature boil down to combine the research fields for Polish philologist and classical philologist. This allows getting to the intertextual literary meanings, usually hidden in the deeper layers of the work. Literary analysis puts researchers to a number of problems, both philological and historical. The aim of this paper is to present a new interpretation of one of the most popular Polish legends. Along with attempts to read the myth about Wanda, recoursing to ancient texts is necessary, what suggest a significant relationship with this tradition. The biggest problem facing the researchers of work of Master Vincentius, is an attempt to determine the viability of the myth of Wanda on Polish territory before the thirteenth century. Previously thought that the whole story about the assumption of Kraków was the reception of oral tradition that had functioned in the areas of Kraków. Antiquity contained in the work of Master Vincentius is not just quote the most important works of Roman literature. It is also a representation of paraphrased ancient topics that have been transplanted to the field of Polish literature. The myth of Wanda and the whole legend of Kraków is one of those examples, as well as proof of the possibility of many interpretations, sometimes very controversial, or disprove the earlier and general thesis. The aim of the work is to present reinterpretation of the myth of Wanda in the light of ancient culture. Antique works that evoked the story of the Queen of Carthage — Dido have become the basis of research. Relationship of these two topics were numerous, both in the form of creating a heroine and background plot.