Interwar Literary Criticism. An Unknow Letter from Melchior Wańkowicz to Alfred Jesionowski Cover Image

Z międzywojennej krytyki literackiej. Nieznany list Melchiora Wańkowicza do Alfreda Jesionowskiego
Interwar Literary Criticism. An Unknow Letter from Melchior Wańkowicz to Alfred Jesionowski

Author(s): Olga Płaszczewska
Subject(s): Polish Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: Alfred Jesionowski (1902-1945?); Melchior Wańkowicz; literary criticism of the interwar period; reception of the Na tropach Smętka reportage; writers’ letters; “Rój” publishing house

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of the essay is to reflect on the relationship of the critic Alfred Jesionowski with the “Rój” publishing house and its founder, Melchior Wańkowicz, as a writer. First, Jesionowski’s views and opinions on books published by “Rój” in the 1930s are presented. Then it focuses on Wańkowicz’s letter to Jesionowski from October 7, 1936, concerning the reportage Na tropach Smętka.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 183-199
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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