The Battle of the Skamander
The Battle of the Skamander
Author(s): Eliza KąckaSubject(s): Literary Texts, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: pamphlet; Skamander; szopka comedy play; polemic; nationalism
Summary/Abstract: The article offers a reconstruction of the text-based fight between Adolf Nowaczyński and Antoni Słonimski. It was not, as it is argued here, only a contest of styles and temperaments – though this exchange proved one of the most impressive, powerful, and dramatic polemics of that time in terms of articulation. However, it stemmed from a long history of tumultuous contacts which offered an amplified view of the problems of identity (Jewishness), politics, and community. A comprehensive view of the combat between Nowaczyński and Słonimski requires both an analysis of the rhetorics of the texts and an investigation into the context and dynamics of publication.
Journal: Czytanie Literatury. Łódzkie Studia Literaturoznawcze
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 211-221
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English