Aleksander Świętochowski – Around The Writer’s Monograph. Review of: Dawid Maria Osiński, "Aleksander Świętochowski w poszukiwaniu formy. Biografia myśli", Warszawa 2011 Cover Image

Aleksander Świętochowski – wokół monografii pisarza. Rec.: Dawid Maria Osiński, „Aleksander Świętochowski w poszukiwaniu formy. Biografia myśli”, Warszawa 2011
Aleksander Świętochowski – Around The Writer’s Monograph. Review of: Dawid Maria Osiński, "Aleksander Świętochowski w poszukiwaniu formy. Biografia myśli", Warszawa 2011

Author(s): Anna Janicka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Towarzystwo Literackie im. Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Aleksander Świętochowski; Warsaw ‘Positivism’; monograph; biography; metamorphoses

Summary/Abstract: The author presents a review of Dawid Maria Osiński’s "Aleksander Świętochowski’s Search for Form. A Biography of Thought" (Warszawa 2011). The book is a highly praised monograph of the oeuvre of one of the most important representatives of late nineteenth century Polish literature, the chief editor of “Weekly Review” (“Przegląd Tygodniowy”). Osiński has analyzed literary works and theoretical studies of Świętochowski, a notable figure of Warsaw ‘Positivism’, through the metaphor of “biography of thought”.

  • Issue Year: LXVIII/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 596-600
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish