Romantolodzy w Pałacu w Rybnej po raz trzeci: 2016–2018–2023. Głos na otwarcie

Abstract

The speech by the renowned Polish theorist of Romantic literature, Prof. Marek Piechota from Katowice (residing in Tarnowskie Góry), provides, in a way, an introduction to the research project. The speech was given on October 27 2023 during the opening of the conference in the Palace in Rybna, in Silesia. The expert reminded the audience that two previous sessions had taken place at the venue before: Zygmunt Krasiński w kontekstach literacko-kulturowych dawnych i współczesnych [Zygmunt Krasiński in historical and contemporary literary and cultural contexts] (2016) and Literackie podróże do wnętrza Ziemi. Wizje – idee – symbole. [Literary journeys to the centre of the Earth. Visions – ideas – symbols. (2018). The speaker emphasised the universal and European nature of the studies on the links between the civilisational and industrial processes and literature. In his opinion, “Science should not be based on compromise, it should rather protest against it. It should be free – from ideology, politics, and rationing, from censorship and the shackles or even the terror of the price of paper. Free from political correctness”.