Rocznik Komparatystyczny

The article is a reading of the work by Sergiusz Piasecki (1899-1964) Adam and Ewa by approaching love in confrontation with the system from an anthropological perspective. Piasecki's tragic romance is subjected to a critical sketch in a research approach to the affective turn, placing in the center the feelings and emotions of the main characters, as well as the author of the text himself. Piasecki's words become a determinant about two great loves - Adam's for Eve and the author's love for Vilnius and the Vilnius region. For the proper reception of the work, the chosen practice of close reading remains important - focused reading, emphasizing what is detailed, the elements of articulating love and describing the system, as well as specific parts of the work. The whole thing is an attempt at an answer to the question whether the muses fall silent when cannons play in understanding whether love ultimately kills war and the political system. The verification of the meanings hidden in the romance Adam i Ewa does not avoid confrontation with historical and philosophical contexts, thus building a colorful portrait of the Polish, especially Vilnius, socio-political situation in 1939 and the outbreak of World War II, at the intersection of feelings and the system.