The article aims at a literary analysis of Zofia Fudakowska's (1873–1956) travel prose Roma aeterna. This prose, hitherto unexplored, is the effect of a journey to Rome in 1893. The writer was interested in Italian art, especially the works of Italian masters. The article distinguishes two most important aspects of the attitude presented by the narrative subject: homo interpretans and homo catholicus. It was pointed out that the subject realizes a form of travel-pilgrimage discourse, as a variety of religious discourse. It was emphasised that the discourse formed by Fudakowska is characterised by the tension between the objectivised, rational argumentation and documentary factuality, and the emotional factor, significant in the narrative, expressed in the records of feelings, experiences and impressions felt under the influence of various circumstances. The article emphasises the confessional (Catholic) point of view, crucial for the shape of the presented reality. The whole message is subordinated to the idea that the art of Rome ("city over cities") is a textual sign of living tradition - ancient Rome and Christianity.
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