Chopin Diplomacy in Mid-Century Poland

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Abstract

The third paper considers how Polish institutions and composers turned to Chopin as a symbol of international contact and exchange, rewriting his global fame and life, split between Poland and France, to support mid-century visions of international exchange and diplomacy. It thereby shows how Polish internationalism sought to both reactivate and rewrite older forms of cultural exchange.

Author

• Mackenzie Pierce, U of Michigan