Turyńskie wydanie pism Andrzeja Towiańskiego – dzieło zbiorowe?
The Turin edition of Andrzej Towiański’s writings – a collective work?

Author(s): Marlis Lami
Subject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, 19th Century, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Pisma Andrzeja Towiańskiego; Karol Baykowski; Stanisław Falkowski; Attilio Begey; Tancredi Canonico; Towianism
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the crucial question of primary sources which may be used in the research of Towianism. Analysing the extensive edition of "Pisma Andrzeja Towiańskiego" [Andrzej Towiański’s Writings] published by his most prominent followers after their master’s death, the author’s argument follows the perspective of religious studies in the European context. She examines this highly diverse collection of texts with regard to literary genres, linguistic aspects, and content. She then summarizes the significant interferences on the part of the editors concerning paratextual elements (e.g. commentary and explanations), intratextual elements (e.g. connections between individual texts), and intertextual elements (e.g. extensive citations of religious literature). In conclusion, the Turin edition is revealed to be a collective work of Towiański’s adherents who should be considered its co-authors. Further examination allows for the identification of two Italian co-authors, Attilio Begey and Tancredi Canonico, alongside the editors mentioned by name, Karol Baykowski and Stanisław Falkowski. The author interprets the results of the analysis with the use of the concepts of religious studies. Finally, she juxtaposes her findings with studies of later Italian publications and seeks to reconstruct themes not included in the edition, using unpublished archival material to fill in the lacunae.

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