Znany nieobecny. Powojenna recepcja prozy Tadeusza Micińskiego

Abstract

The article, in line with its title, shows the post-war reception of Tadeusz Miciński’s prose. The starting point for the author is the work of Michał Głowiński and Włodzimierz Bolecki, recording the “deficiencies” of Nietota and Monk Faust (Głowiński), but also their importance for the poetic model of prose in the interwar period (Bolecki). Against this background, supplemented with historical and literary syntheses regarding the Young Poland, the achievements of the most important experts on Miciński’s prose are presented, with Wojciech Gutowski on top of the list. Firstly, proto-monographs are discussed (Flis-Czerniak, Linker, Próchniak), and then works proposing analytical and interpretive tools which are most appropriate or not effective enough regarding Wita or Mené-Mené Thekel Upharisim!... The ending point of the article is research done by Gutowski’s students (Marek Kurkiewicz) and coworkers (Jaroslaw Ławski and Marcin Bajko), defining the most promising perspectives of reading Miciński. The paper is completed with an epilogue, documenting one example of contemporary fascination with the author of Niedokonany (The Imperfective) of a more than scientific character.