Czy Maria Konopnicka interesowała się kulturą indyjską? O wierszach Manavadharmasastra i Sybilla pisze

This article analyzes two poems by Maria Konopnicka that are believed to have been inspired by classic Hindu writings. One is ‘Manavadharmasastra’, which is clearly in-debted to the Laws of Manus (Manusmriti), and the other is ‘Sybilla pisze’ [Sybilla writes], which, as has been suggested by Wiesław Olkusz, contains references to the Upanishads and the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta. The article is attempt at identifying Konopnicka’s sources and putting her encounter with them in the context of their contemporary reception. It also analyzes the similarities and differences between the her poems and the original Hindu texts.