Toposy, konwencje, konstelacje. Wokół sopockiego dwumiesięcznika literackiego

Abstract

The article analyses the notion of “topos” in the context of the appropriateness of its use in the name of the Sopot literary magazine – “Topos”. During the discussion of the term its formal ephemerality becomes evident, while at the same time there are some constant, unchangeable determinants in the thinking about topos. Topos as a cultural phenomenon and “Topos” as a magazine (containing constellations of topoi) are a field of constant tension in the space of contemporary culture between the changeability of things (dynamic elements of culture) and the repeatability of universal, traditionally-created thought images.