Textual meanders. “Diary 1954” by Leopold Tyrmand – a problem of not only a philological nature

Dariusz Pachocki

doi:10.18778/1505-9057.55.09

Authors

Dariusz Pachocki Ph.D. hab., Catholic University in Lublin, Institute of Polish Studies, Department of Textology and Editorship, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1498-3648

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1505-9057.55.09

Keywords:

Leopold Tyrmand, textual criticism, Hoover Institution, manuscripts

Abstract

The Hoover Institution at Stanford University holds the largest collection of manuscripts by Leopold Tyrmand in the world. An analysis of the materials stored at the Hoover Institution provides grounds for dissipating some doubts about the authenticity of his Diary 1954. Today, we are certain that Tyrmand’s work is an original diary that had been written in Poland. However, before it was published, it underwent various modifications (in terms of style, composition, and material). A very important issue is the kind of censorship made by the publishing house. The reading of Tyrmand’s letters proves that not all of the modifications were in accordance with his will, and that not all of them were initiated by him. Moreover, readers of the article will learn some facts about Tyrmand’s creative process and different variants of his works.

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Author Biography

Dariusz Pachocki, Ph.D. hab., Catholic University in Lublin, Institute of Polish Studies, Department of Textology and Editorship, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin

Dariusz Pachocki, Ph.D. hab., professor of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, author of academic works and articles in text criticism, literary criticism, and literary science. He edited the works by Edward Stachura, Józef Czechowicz, Bolesław Leśmian, Stanisław Czycz, Władysław Broniewski, and Leopold Tyrmand. He received the Feniks award from the Association of Catholic Publishers twice for his editing work, and a medal of President of the City of Lublin. He received scholarships from: Foundation for Polish Science, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, and the Kosciuszko Foundation.

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