Stanisława Makowskiego najmniej słów – w kontekście jego metodologii badań
Stanisław Makowski’s Fewest Words – in the Context of His Research Methodology

Summary/Abstract: Stanisław Makowski (1931–2008) identified himself with literary research trends in which text in the broad sense was most important. Word, however, was, for him, unity with designate. Therefore, he did not throw away traditional literary studies, based on biographism and verification realities. He considered the latter ones as hermeneutic undertaking. In his philological books, he used experiences from journeys following poets’ footsteps. He focused on the literature of Polish Romanticism. He traced uniqueness of the culture of that period from multiculturalism and the dialogue of ideas. He enhanced the fact that the trend combined living-room traditions and folk culture values, that it united Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Belarusian inspirations with Polish tradition. He searched for new interpretations assuming that reception of literature occurs within the dialogue with contemporariness. He was interested in the theory of editorship. He realized significant editorial undertakings. He did not ignore popularization. In his texts addressed to teachers and students, he presented the outcome of his studies. He was an author of school books. He led and inspired research of Warsaw. He organized scholarly life. He persistently pursued transformation of research methodology into an universal tool of culture communication.

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