Karol Irzykowski
Karol Irzykowski (born January 23, 1873 in Błaszkowa near Jasło ; † November 2, 1944 in Żyrardów ) was a Polish writer, literary critic and film theorist.
Life
Irzykowski came from an impoverished noble family. From 1889 to 1893 he studied German in Lemberg . In the years 1894–1895 he worked temporarily as a teacher, but pronunciation errors prevented him from further didactic work. From 1895 he lived in Lviv and worked as a parliamentary and court stenographer. In 1908 he moved to Cracow , where he worked as a stenographer and correspondent in the official correspondence office. After the First World War he moved to Warsaw , where he headed the Sejm's stenographic office .
Irzykowski was an employee of the Skamander , the Wiadomości Literackie and in the years 1921-1933 Robotnik , the organ of the Polish Socialist Party . He raised his voice in many discussions about literature. He ran a theater section on Polish Radio and Rocznik Literacki , and was also a member of the Polish Academy of Literature. During the time of the German occupation he gave shorthand lessons for a living and took part in cultural life in the underground. He died in Żyrardów after the liberation.
Works
- Pałuba - Novel (1903)
- Sny Marii Dunin [The Dreams of Maria Dunin] - Stories (1903)
- Dziesiąta Muza [The Tenth Muse] - Theoretical Work (1924)
- Walka o treść [struggle for content] - polemic with Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1929)
- Beniaminek - pamphlet directed against Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński (1933)
- Słoń wśród porcelany [The elephant in the china shop] - sketches (1934)
Web links
- Literature by and about Karol Irzykowski in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Irzykowski, Karol |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish writer, literary critic and film theorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Błaszkowa at Jasło |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 1944 |
| Place of death | Żyrardów |