Censorship of literature in post-war Poland : in light of the confidential bulletins for censors from 1945 to 1956 / Anna Wiśniewska-Grabarczyk ; translated by Katarzyna Szuster-Tardi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiśniewska-Grabarczyk, Anna, author.

Contributor:

Szuster, Katarzyna, translator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Censorship in literature.

Politics and literature.

Poland.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (375 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Kraków, Poland : Jagiellonian University Press, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This book presents how literature was censored when submitted for evaluation to the main censorship office in Poland right after WWII.

Contents:

Intro

I

II

III

IV

Table of Contents

Introduction

Some Remarks about Censorship in Polandin the Years 1944-1990

Research Assumptions

State of the Art

Source Material

Rules for Presenting the Material

Part One. In Search of a Definition: What Were the Confidential Bulletins for Censors?...

1. The Purpose of Creating a Confidential Periodical for Censors

2. The Censor as the Co-Author of Bulletins for Censors

3. Characteristics of the Source Material and the Issue of the Bulletins' Identity

4. The Bulletin for Censors as a Cryptotext. A Definition of the Genre

Part Two. Literature and Current Literary Phenomena

I. Fiction

1. The Censor's Struggle with the Text. Some Preliminary Remarks

1.1. Literary and Cultural Issues on the Pages of the Bulletins

1.2. The Censorship of Fiction

1.3. The Specifics of Book Inspection

2. Competition for a Censorship Review of Wanda Wasilewska's Novel Rzeki Płoną

3. Poetry

3.1. How to Review Poetry Selections? Ginczanka, Hollender, Słonimski, Ważyk, and an Unknown Red Army Man

3.2. An Evaluation of the Poetic Publications Printed by the "Czytelnik" Publishing Cooperative in 1951

3.3. On the Works of Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna

3.4. On a Discussion of the Poem "Oskarżam" by Mikołaj Rostworowski

3.5. Other Poetic Works Discussed in the Bulletins: (Not Only) Norwid, Pasternak, Lenin, Mayakovsky, and Jasieński

4. Prose Works

4.1. How to Review Select Prose? Nałkowska, Borowski, and Bartelski

4.2. Books Selected for Discussion in Censorship Offices Between 1952 and 1956

4.2.1. Titles Selected for Discussion in Censorship Offices in 1952: (Not Only) Kuśmierek and Czeszko

4.2.2. Books Selected for Discussion in Censorship Offices in 1953.

4.2.3. Books Selected for Discussion in Censorship Offices in 1954: (Not Only) Brzeziński, Kuśmierek, Kubalski, and Promiński

4.2.4. Books Selected for Discussion in Censorship Offices in 1955: (Not Only) Kowalewski, Dróżdż-Satanowska, Stadnicki, and Bednorz

4.2.5. Titles Selected for Discussion in Censorship Offices in 1956: (Not Only) Andrzejewski, Rudnicki, and Flaszen

4.3. Books Discussed as Part of the Series For a Higher Level of Work on the Book: (Not Only) Nałkowska, Czeszko, Lācis, Meisner, and Jackiewicz

4.4. Other Prose Works Discussed in the Bulletins: (Not Only) Sowińska, Koźniewski, Strumph-Wojtkiewicz, Gil, Zalewski, Bocheński, Bartelski, Dębnicki, Dobraczyński, and Żeromski

5. Dramatic Works

6. Satirical Works

7. Children's and Young Adult Literature

8. Literature and Discussions of the "Thaw"

9. Censorship According to Publisher. (Not Only) "Czytelnik"

10. Literary and Cultural Issues in the Press

II. Non-fiction

1. Scientific and Popular Science Publications

1.1. Scientific and Popular Science Publications in the Humanities

1.1.1. Publications in the Field of Literature (and Culture)

1.2. Scientific Publications in the Social Sciences

1.3. Scientific and Popular Science Publications in Engineering and Technology

2. Periodic Reports on the Book Market

III. Other Topics Related to the Supervision of the Word

Part Three. "Camera Censorica." What Else Was Discussed in the Bulletins?

Summary

Acknowledgements

Index of figures and tables

List of abbreviations

Bibliography

Subject literature

List of Authors and Works Documented in the Bulletins for Censors from 1945-1956 (Selection)

List of the Bulletins for Censors and Biblioteczki Biuletynu Informacyjno-Instrukcyjnego GUKPPiW.

Literary Texts, Journalism (Literary and Film Criticism, Interviews, etc.) Made Before 1945

Literary Texts, Journalism (Literary and Film Criticism, Interviews, etc.), Radio Programs and Films Made Between 1945-1956

Literary Texts, Journalism (Literary and Film Criticism, Interviews, etc.), Radio Programs and Films Made Between 1957-1990

Literary Texts, Journalism (Literary and Film Criticism, Interviews, etc.), Radio Programs and Films Made After 1990

Scholarly and Popular Science Texts

Other Archival Sources

Electronic Sources

Legal Acts

Author's E-Mail Correspondence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Wiśniewska-Grabarczyk, Anna Censorship of Literature in Post-War Poland

ISBN:

83-233-7388-4