The „Farewell to the Master” in Sztuka i Naród Cover Image

Sinowskie „pożegnanie z mistrzem”?
The „Farewell to the Master” in Sztuka i Naród

Author(s): Iga Lasek
Subject(s): Polish Literature, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Period(s) of Nation Building, Fascism, Nazism and WW II, Philology
Published by: Fundacja Terytoria Książki
Keywords: Bruno Schulz;Patriotism, Symbol;Memory and National Identity;War Literature;Polish Literature;

Summary/Abstract: The authors associated with the periodical Sztuka i Naród were highly critical of the art of the interwar period. In their common opinion, it was unpatriotic and limited to the worship of individualism, which proved to be disastrous for the state and its social structure. Still, Wacław Bojarski, the acting editor-in-chief, decided to honor Bruno Schulz with an obituary even though the writer had nothing to do with the nationalist ideology. Schulz did not write any “engaged” or “nationalist”, but for some reason the editors of Sztuka i Naród resolved to save his name and literary achievement from oblivion.

  • Issue Year: 11/2018
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 120-127
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English, Polish