Dylematy autora antologii
Dilemmas of the Author of Anthology

Summary/Abstract: Each and every anthology is a tremendous challenge as the expectations of the author and the reader, let alone the experts, historians, or literary critics, prove to be difficult to meet. We are doomed to accept a compromise between a subjective concept and a binding stereotype which often happens to correspond closely to the long-established canon. Revisiting the epoch, movement, or a subject matter is and has always been a perilous task. The author of the article declares himself an experienced humanist who has already compiled some literary collections and arranged to compile more, but for some reason they still have not been brought into being. The situation does not appear to be optimistic as publishing anthologies is far from being a popular project to take on. Working on an anthology is tedious, financially exhausting and most of all it requires a great deal of courage on the part of an editor as they cannot expect it to be a thriving business. What makes the situation even more upsetting, current anthology releases are threatened by a widespread Internet access, which offers a wide range of rare texts such as old prints and old year’s issues of journals available at the click of a button. However, the author points out that perhaps the informative function of an anthology may be in eclipse, but the concept of an anthology as an artistic creation remains unshattered.

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