Jerzy Niemojowski’s poetic drama Wyszywane orłami has been recognised by
the present author as a multiplane work in the construction of which the dramatist
made us of a widely conceived literary tradition. The relations between the play Wyszywane orlami and classical drama, mystery plays and romantic
drama are indicated and functionalised. Particular emphasis is placed on Niemojawski’s
attitude to the Polish romantic tradition, at the same time he treated
this tradition as a system of signs, as a myth of national community. The
second World War and the experiences associated with it became the source
of demythologisation by Niemojowski of the romantic consecration of Polish
history, battles, suffering and sacrifices. Thanks to the wide range of problem
matter brought forward and the original construction, this play by Niemojowski
may be seen as a synthesis of: 1) human experiences, 2) the unchangingly
tragic annals of Polish history, 3) the experiences of the generation of Columbuses
