„Postępowy” poeta? Recepcja twórczości Wacława Potockiego przed 1989 rokiem

Abstract

In the ‚80s the research approach to Wacław Potocki’s literary legacy started to change. First of all, there appeared more complete editions of his works, presenting the real picture of his writing and at the same time depicting him as a versatile author. The introductions to his writings were finally free of ideological unnecessary interpretations, unlike those previously written, which credited Potocki with awareness of things he could not possibly have been aware of, giving utterly false impression of his literary legacy. The same decade saw the beginning of an extensive research programme on Potocki’s literary works. At that time, the first important, objective and reliable treatises emerged that explored the essence and the true purport of his works. It seems that the publishing and scientific undertakings of late People’s Republic gave rise to research on Wacław Potocki’s literary legacy that to this day fascinate and makes the reader overawed at its vastness and diversity.