Wartości stylu w prozie historiograficznej Zofii Bukowieckiej

The historiographic prose addressed to young audience experienced a significant increase during the latter half of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth century. The study examines the historiography of Zofia Bukowiecka, one ofthe most widely-read authors of that time, writing primarily for children and adolescents. The specific objective of the present study are twofold: firstly, to identify the value of the historiographic prose style for children and adolescents; and secondly, to characterize the linguistic and textual exponents expressing these values. The stylistic values identified as being of particular importance in this writing style are dialogism, imagery, fictionalisation, informativeness and emotionalisation. The factors determining the stylistic layer include specific audience, particular circumstances of the texts’ creation, and specific functions that the historiography from the period of the partitions was to perform. It fulfilled a cognitive function and an educational function, temporarily motivated by historical circumstances, which resulted in an identity-creating effect.