Social Limits of ‘Clerkism’ and the Aesthetic Perspective?: The Case of Karol Irzykowski’s Articles in “Kurier Poranny” and Their Little Known Reception in thePolish-Jewish Press Cover Image

Społeczne granice klerkizmu i optyki estetycznej? Na przykładzie artykułów Karola Irzykowskiego w „Kurierze Porannym” i ich nieznanej recepcji w prasie polsko-żydowskiej
Social Limits of ‘Clerkism’ and the Aesthetic Perspective?: The Case of Karol Irzykowski’s Articles in “Kurier Poranny” and Their Little Known Reception in thePolish-Jewish Press

Author(s): Katarzyna Sadkowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Karol Irzykowski; ‘clerkism’; anti-Semitism; aestheticisation of politics

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns Karol Irzykowski’s alleged ant-Semitic inclinations, one of the issues revolving around the reception of his literary work of the 1930s that was leveled at him by the journalists of the Polish-Jewish press. Based on the analysis of the elements of the literary form and the language of the articles in question, the author shows the aesthetic strategy of Irzykowski posing as a ‘clerk’ and its limits in relation to social and political phenomena.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 13 (16)
  • Page Range: 309-322
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish