Abstract
Jerzy Starnawski asserted the existence of the so-called “third generation of modern histori- ans of literature or, more broadly, “modern Polish representatives of the humanities with substan- tial merit in various fields.” He added that he referred to the generation born in the last decades of the nineteenth century, who then attended higher schools in the early twentieth century and be- came professionally active in the interwar years. Starnawski’s argument did not rely on meticulous prosopographic analyses and, apart from that, it was almost exclusively concerned with the scholarly achievement of the individuals he mentioned. This paper aims to verify Starnawski’s opinion based on a case study, i.e. the biography of Stanisław Dedio, a little known figure in the annals of the Polish humanities. The author argues that if Dedio did belong to the aforementioned “third generation of the modern representatives of the humanities”, then an immanent trait of the generation – besides scientific achievement – was deeply patriotic social and political activism, which peaked in the diffi- cult period of building the Second Republic of Poland.
Highlights
Jerzy Starnawski asserted the existence of the so-called “third generation of modern historians of literature or, more broadly, “modern Polish representatives of the humanities with substantial merit in various fields.” He added that he referred to the generation born in the last decades of the nineteenth century, who attended higher schools in the early twentieth century and became professionally active in the interwar years
This paper aims to verify Starnawski’s opinion based on a case study, i.e. the biography of Stanisław Dedio, a little known figure in the annals of the Polish humanities
The author argues that if Dedio did belong to the aforementioned “third generation of the modern representatives of the humanities”, an immanent trait of the generation – besides scientific achievement – was deeply patriotic social and political activism, which peaked in the difficult period of building the Second Republic of Poland
Summary
Jerzy Starnawski asserted the existence of the so-called “third generation of modern historians of literature or, more broadly, “modern Polish representatives of the humanities with substantial merit in various fields.” He added that he referred to the generation born in the last decades of the nineteenth century, who attended higher schools in the early twentieth century and became professionally active in the interwar years. Jerzy Starnawski asserted the existence of the so-called “third generation of modern historians of literature or, more broadly, “modern Polish representatives of the humanities with substantial merit in various fields.”. He added that he referred to the generation born in the last decades of the nineteenth century, who attended higher schools in the early twentieth century and became professionally active in the interwar years. Stanisław Dedio w roku 1909 i 1917 W albumie rodzinnym Pani Ireny Dedio (tylko jedna prezentowana w tym biogramie fotografia pochodzi z NAC) pod tym zdjęciem widnieje dość zagadkowy podpis: „Studenci archeologii w Krakowie, Stanisław Dedio na prawo od pana w kapeluszu”. Najpewniej nie oznacza on, że Dedio studiował w UJ archeologię
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