Poradit si s dějinami. Pamětník z 20. století Witold Gombrowicz ajehomemoáry
How to Deal with History. The Twentieth Century Witness - Witold Gombrowicz -and His Remembrances
Author(s): Tomáš Zahradníček Subject(s): Review
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro soudobé dějiny
Summary/Abstract: The reviewer ponders over the book of an exile writer Witold Gombrowicz Vspom-nienia polskie [The Polish Remembrances] about the meaning of history, role of a historian and the distinction between historical truth and personal evidence. Gombrowicze considered his profession to be a service to his nation and thus he rather preached than discovered historical reality. The reviewer is aware of the recent transformation in the understanding of the role of a historian. Although, a historian loses his unique position of a guard of 'historical truth', still he plays a significant role in interpreting national history.
Journal: Soudobé Dějiny
- Issue Year: X/2003
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 385-393
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Czech