"Mirtala" (1886)-a historical novelof the famousPolish writerElizaOrzeszko.The noveltakes usto ancientRomethe first century AD,inthose years when theJewish Warendedandwas capturedJerusalem.In thecenter of the story-the conflict between twopeoples,the Romansand Jews.ElizaOrzeszkowashows howthis conflictis refractedin the fate ofa Jewish girl,Mirtaly, before whichthere is a choicebetween loveand faithfulnessto his people.The story ofMirtalewoven intothe broader historicalandartisticcontext:in the novelderivedrealand fictionalcharacterswhose liveswill help us betterunderstandthat distantera,and perhapsthe present.
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