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Edytorstwo jako historia literatury
Editing as Literary History

Review: Tomasz Chachulski, Edytorstwo jako historia literatury i inne studia o poezji XVIII wieku. Warszawa 2019

Author(s): Agata Wdowik
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Tomasz Chachulski; academic editing; literary history; Enlightenment; 18th c.

Summary/Abstract: The review discusses Tomaaz Chachulski’s book on the editing of the texts of the Enlightenment. It consists of 14 essays referring to the 18th century literary culture and poetry and are arranged into three thematic parts, namely “Szukanie kształtu” (“Looking for shape),” “Szukanie sensów” (“Looking for sense),” and “Szukanie źródeł” (“Looking for source).” In the reviewer’s assessment, analysing the history of individual piece editions, Chachulski proves that not only in theory, but also in practice, editing may be presently understood as a literary history.

  • Issue Year: 111/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 240-249
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish