“Manuscripts don’t burn:” The reconstruction of the text of Zygmunt Haupt’s short story Zołota hramota Cover Image

“Manuscripts don’t burn:” The reconstruction of the text of Zygmunt Haupt’s short story Zołota hramota
“Manuscripts don’t burn:” The reconstruction of the text of Zygmunt Haupt’s short story Zołota hramota

Author(s): Aleksander Madyda
Contributor(s): Małgorzata Olsza (Translator)
Subject(s): Polish Literature, Theory of Literature, Stylistics
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Polish narrative prose of the 20th century; short story; textology; Zygmunt Haupt; editing; reconstruction;

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the reconstruction of the missing fragments of Zygmunt Haupt’s short story Zołota hramota. Expert knowledge of Haupt’s entire oeuvre and style, characterized by recurring motifs and corresponding expressions, was the basis for the reconstruction. The context of the reconstructed gap as well as grammatical and stylistic considerations were also taken into account in the reconstruction process.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 98-111
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English