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Słownik polskiej literatury o wojnie i okupacji ‒ konteksty i wyzwania
A Dictionary of Polish Literature on War and Occupation: Contexts and Challenges

Author(s): Sławomir Buryła
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: synthesis; dictionary; Polish modern and contemporary literature; Second World War; collective memory

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the challenges associated with the creation of a two-volume Dictionary of Polish Literature of the War and Occupation. The author discusses the principles of the adopted timeframe for literature on war and occupation, the selection of source material (based primarily on published works of fiction, supplemented by autobiographical and pop-cultural texts), the selection of entries and the semantic correlations between them, and finally, the technical challenges of coordinating the activities of the large team of contributors (nearly eighty researchers from Poland).

  • Issue Year: 74/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 165-182
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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