A rank-and-file literary-science employee on himself, language, and a great cemetery of literature. Cover Image

Szeregowy pracownik nauki o literaturze o sobie samym, języku i wielkim cmentarzu literatury
A rank-and-file literary-science employee on himself, language, and a great cemetery of literature.

Author(s): Ryszard Koziołek
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Literary scholarship; sociology of science.

Summary/Abstract: A sketch attempting at unveiling two effects of the literary-scientist profession: a specific alienation from the language and the sense of social and professional uncertainty of the function of literary scholar, proving rather sharp at present. The poetics of a personal confession applied in this essay is intended to reinforce the utterance’s credibility.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 192-201
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish