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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Habentsuafatalibelli.Sixyearshavepassedsincethedefenseofthedoctoralthesis
whichisthebaseofthismonograph.Variousversionsofthisbook,however,were
writtenlongbefore,someofthemonlyinmyimagination.
ThebookIamhandingovertoreadersisthefruitofmyunquenchablepassion
forresearchingthecultureandhistoryoftheRomanticeraandtheresultofmymany
yearsofstudyofFryderykChopin,whichinasensebeganinmyearlychildhood.This
passionwasignitedduringmyfirstvisittoŻelazowaWolawithmyGrandparents
oneautumnoftheearly1990s.Thetripchangedmyperceptionofthingsandmade
merealizethatIwantedtopursuethehumanities,whichwaslaterembodiedinmy
studiesofhistory,theatre,andculturalanthropology.Inthisjourneyoutsidethe
sphereofinfluenceofmyscientistGrandparents,Chopinwouldbemysubjectand
guide.Iamverygratefultofatethatthishasbeenthecase,andinadditiontobow-
ingtotheShadowsofmyGrandparentsandtheShadowofChopin,Ioweahuge
debttomyParents,HusbandandourChildrenAryaandFrederickfortheirconstant
support,love,andinspirationeveryday.
Afterall,abookisnevercreatedinavacuum,itresonateswithechoesofessential
conversationsandofothertexts.Onecantraceinittheworkoftheunconscious,
whichsuggeststopicsandsecrets,allowingyoutouncoverhiddenaffinitiesbetween
thingsandphenomena.
AheartfeltthanksandappreciationtomyMasteranddearFriend-Professor
TadeuszCegielski,who,firstasreviewerofmyMAthesisandteacherattheHistory
DepartmentattheUniversityofWarsaw,andlaterasSupervisorofmydoctoraldis-
sertationattheFacultyofuArtesLiberales”,alwayswiselysupported,advised,and
encouragedmetofollowmypath.Mydebttohimisvastandongoing.
Iwouldalsoliketothankmymentorsandinsightfulreviewers:Professor
KrzysztofRutkowskifromtheFacultyofuArtesLiberales”,UniversityofWarsaw,
ProfessorTomaszKubikowskifromTheatreAcademyofWarsaw,ProfessorIzabela
TrzcińskafromAGHUniversityofScienceandTechnologyinKraków,andProfessor
SethBaumrinfromJohnJayCollegeofCriminalJustice,CityUniversityNewYork.
AspecialthankyoualsogoestopeoplewhoIamluckyenoughtocallmyfriends:
artistŁukaszBłażejewski,whodesignedthecoverartandlayoutexcellentlyunisono