Sens zapisu i logika druku. O edycjach dzienników pisarzy Młodej Polski
The Sense of Record and the Logic of Print. Editions of ‘Young Poland’ Authors’ Diaries

Summary/Abstract: Discussed here are editorial problems involved in preparation for print of diaries of Young Poland-period authors remaining extant in manuscript form. The article takes a polemic approach against our contemporary editorial theories that impose observance in book-format editions of the chaotic arrangement and fragmentary composition specific to manuscripts. An ‘unliterary’ nature of personal journals is pointed out, along with their facts-related and documentary value which tells the editor to accept clear and precise methods of editing the text and setting the material in order. Based on the example of autographs and book editions of a juvenile diary by Zofia Nałkowska, personal notes and ‘appointment books’ of Stanisław Wyspiański, and diaries of Stefan Żeromski and Karol Irzykowski, the benefits and losses have been evidenced as implied by editors’ interventions, with respect to e.g. selection and choice of notes, their arrangement, deletions, complementation, and commentaries.

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