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Notatniki zamiast opus magnum?
Notatniki [Notebooks] Instead of the Opus Magnum?

Author(s): Krystyna Pietrych
Subject(s): Polish Literature, Philosophy of Language, Hermeneutics
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Aleksander Wat; draft; creative process; review; genetic criticism;

Summary/Abstract: Pietrych reviews Adam Dziadek and Jan Zieliński’s transcript and critical edition of Aleksander Wat’s Notatniki [Notebooks]. She outlines the tome’s content and highlights its key problems. Wat’s drafts are conceived of as a trace of the creative process, indicating its changeability, repeated interruption and continuation. Pietrych’s reading and evaluation are based on the assumptions of genetic criticism.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 115-130
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish