Krytyka literacka pod auspicjami „Toposu”

Abstract

This article is an attempt to characterise the literary criticism that originated within the “Topos” magazine. The author starts from a description of the circumstances in which the circle was created – the fall of communism, opposition to postmodern tendencies, the metaphysical turn in the literature of the 1990s. The analysis covers in particular the work of four critics: Kazimierz Nowosielski, Adrian Gleń, Przemysław Dakowicz, and Wojciech Kudyba. The text shows the rooting of the authors in a common tradition: Christian values, metaphysical sensitivity, and existential reflections. At the same time the researcher emphasises the different writing strategies of the mentioned authors.