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Ironiczne ubóstwienie. Bruno Schulz poza zasłoną rzeczywistości
Ironic idolization. Bruno Schulz beyond the veil of reality

Author(s): Bartosz Kowalczyk
Subject(s): Polish Literature, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: irony; modernity; Bruno Schulz; myth; reality; post-irony; New Sincerity;

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to reconsider Bruno Schulz’s use of irony. The basis for analysis here is the short story Pan, included in his Sklepy cynamonowe. The ironic device of deification employed by Schulz appears to exceed standard conceptions of irony and suggests an outcome different from the expected one. Ultimately, Schulz’s writing seems, in a sense, to inscribe itself within a post-ironic discourse, which prompts a re-evaluation of established judgments concerning this distinctive prose.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 41-42
  • Page Range: 78-91
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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