Stanisław Brzozowski

Jens Herlth (Universitaet Fribourg)

Ed. by Roman Koropeckyj, University of California, Los Angeles
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.8.3: Polish Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Ewa M. Thompson (Rice University)

Dates

Born 28 Jun 1878
Died 30 Apr 1911
Activity 1903-1911

Places

Born in Poland
Active in Poland; Italy

Activities

Primary

Literary Critic/ Historian
Novelist
Philosopher

Other

Memoirist
Playwright / Dramatist

Resources

Brzozowski's Works

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Stanisław Brzozowski (1878–1911), pseud. Adam Czepiel, was one of the most prolific and influential literary critics of early twentieth-century Poland. His critical writings, as well as his novel

Płomienie

[Flames] (1908) and his posthumously published

Pamiętnik

[Diary] (1913), have had a lasting impact on generations of Polish writers, intellectuals, and literary critics. The poet Czesław Miłosz, the literary scholar Kazimierz Wyka, and the writer and editor Jerzy Giedroyc have all expressed their indebtedness to him. Brzozowski was seen as the intellectual patron of the journal

Wiadomości Literackie

[Literary News], the highly influential mainstream literary review of interwar Poland. He was a source of inspiration for the young right-wing intellectuals of the monthly

Sztuka i

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Citation: Herlth, Jens. "Stanisław Brzozowski". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 July 2017 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13829, accessed 24 April 2024.]

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