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O pożytkach z archiwum dla pisarza – popularyzatora historii
The benefits of archives for a writer – a popularizer of history

Author(s): Mariusz Wollny
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Library and Information Science, Archiving
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Krakow; Austrian police; crime story; Kacper Ryx; Józef Mohr; Bronisław Karcz

Summary/Abstract: The author of historical novels set in Krakow in the 16th century uses numerous works showing the life of the inhabitants and the functioning of the city authorities at that time. Writing about Krakow of the Young Poland period at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, despite the popularity of this era, the author is forced to check in the archives the realities regarding the work of the Austrian police, with authenticity an asset of the novel.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: XXX
  • Page Range: 187-204
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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