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Między reportażem a feature. Teoria i praktyka
Between reportage and feature. Theory and practice

Author(s): Paweł Józef Spyra
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: reportage; feature; short story; Anna Strońska; Jagienka Wilczak; Magdalena Mazur;

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to provide a comparison between reportage (the literary and journalistic writing form) and 'feature' (a form molded in the USA before the Second World War). This work covers the most important theoretical ascertainments about the determinants of reportage and feature, as well as the short story as a tertium comparationis. Practical examples of both forms are given from the output of contemporary Polish writers (Anna Strońska, Jagienka Wilczak, Magdalena Mazur. The article concludes with the essential differences between these forms.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 421-426
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish
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