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Bibliograficzno-metodologiczne gawędy Henryka Markiewicza
Henryk Markiewicz’s bibliographical/methodological yarns

Author(s): Marcin Wołk
Subject(s): Review
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Henryk Markiewicz; Literary criticism; Methodology

Summary/Abstract: Review of ff. books by H. Markiewicz: Mój życiorys polonistyczny z historią w tle [‘My life as a Polish scholar, with History as its background’], Wydawnictwo Literackie, Cracow, 2002; Zabawy literackie dawne i nowe [‘Literary plays of yore and of today’], Universitas, Cracow, 2003; O cytatach i przypisach [‘On quotations and footnotes’], Universitas, Cracow 2004; Przygody dzieł literackich [‘The adventures of literary works’], słowo/obraz terytoria, Gdańsk, 2004; Kto jest autorem?... Przygody polskich filologów [‘Who is the Author? The adventures of some Polish scholars’] Collegium Columbinum, Cracow, 2005. This article discusses the most recent books by Henryk Markiewicz, the outstanding literary scholar and literary-criticism methodologist. Not only does Markiewicz touch upon certain issues any literary researcher encounters but also gives an example, by means of his own analyses, of how to go about them. The various anecdotes Markiewicz quotes in his books contribute to making up a colourful multi-thread story on the history of Polish literary criticism and Polish literature itself.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 91-97
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish