Vol. 5 No. 1-2 (2014): Economics of literature - Histories of literature. Presentations: Justyna Bargielska

This issue is devoted to the economics and histories of literature. In the sections given over to economics, we look at representations of Holocaust, madness, psychoanalysis, links between Marxism and psychoanalysis, and the celebrity status of authors. In the sections concerning history, the reader is invited to ponder, among other matters, the possibility to revive (or “resurrect”) a literary work, to estimate the chances of small literary canons, and to study the identity of the literary historian. In the “Presentations” section, we introduce the work of Justyna Bargielska. Alongside an interview with this author, the reader will also find here her talk “Can Leda Eat the Swan?”, given to the Philological Faculty of The University of Silesia. This section also features two interpretative essays. Additionally, this issue of the journal includes the regular sections “Reviews and Discussions”, in which critical analysis has been given to, among other publications: Ryszard Nycz’s Poetyka doświadczenia (The Poetics of Experience); Magda Heydel’s Gorliwość tłumacza (The Zeal of the Translator); Nowy regionalizm w badaniach literackich. Badawczy rekonesans i zarys perspektyw (New Regionalism in Literary Studies. Research Reconnaissance and an Outline of Perspectives); edited by Małgorzata Mikołajczak and Elżbieta Rybicka; and Dariusz Nowacki’s Kto im dał skrzydła (Who Gave Them Wings). The issue is completed by the “Varia” and “Chronicles” sections.