Stanisław Brzozowski and the Migration of Ideas: Transnational Perspectives on the Intellectual Field in Twentieth-century Poland and BeyondJens Herlth, Edward M. Swiderski, Dorota Kozicka As a writer, critic, and philosopher, Stanislaw Brzozowski (1878-1911) left a lasting imprint on Polish culture. He absorbed virtually all topical intellectual trends of his time, adapting them for the needs of what he saw as his primary mission--the modernization of Polish culture. The essays in this volume reassess and contextualize Brzozowski's writings from a distinctly transnational vantage point. They shed light on often surprising and hitherto underrated affinities between Brzozowski and intellectual figures and movements in Eastern and Western Europe. Furthermore, they explore the presence of his ideas in twentieth-century literary criticism and theory. |
Contents
Brzozowski and Strindberg | 23 |
Ibsen Oh let us not invoke this name in vain | 39 |
Stanisław Brzozowski and Die Neue Zeit | 57 |
Brzozowski and Barrès | 77 |
The Legend of Young Poland | 133 |
Coping with the Contingent Self | 159 |
Stanisław Brzozowski and Romantic Revision | 187 |
Brzozowski as Precursor to Contemporary Studies | 209 |
The Trouble with the Great Brzozowski | 237 |
Stanisław Brzozowski as Harbinger and Enabler of Modern Literary | 273 |
Brzozowski or Plots of the Future | 339 |
Contributors | 359 |
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