„Byłem raz w kinie…” – Karol Irzykowski wobec kina popularnego w latach dwudziestych XX wieku
“I Went to the Cinema Once…” – Karol Irzykowski on the 1920s Popular Cinema

Author(s): Weronika Szulik
Subject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Karol Irzykowski; Wiadomości Literackie; Dziesiąta Muza; The Tenth Muse; silent film
Summary/Abstract: The article presents Karol Irzykowski’s film theory from the perspective of a viewer and participant of the newly emerging visual culture. Until now scholars have only treated Irzykowski as a pioneer of Polish film theory, overlooking his role as a regular at film screenings as well as an active reviewer of the cinematic repertory of his day. Szulik draws on Irzykowski’s reviews in “Wiadomości Literackie” (1924–1925) in order to show that his theory was rooted in his participation in and reflection on popular culture.

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