„(Nie)znajomy wróg jakiś miesza ludzkie rzeczy…” Kulisy obchodów 400-lecia śmierci Jana Kochanowskiego w roku 1984

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„Nie-znajomy wróg jakiś miesza ludzkie rzeczy…”. On the 1984 celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Jan Kochanowski’s death

Conferences, differing in nature and concept, of national and international scope organized in the jubilee year 1984 greatly contributed to the existing knowledge on the poet. The year brought about a long-awaited boom in conferences after the relative stagnation of 1981-1983. In light of such an affluence, the issue of editing Kochanowski’s works reflects rather poorly. In terms of publishing of source materials, the year 1984, as compared to other years of the great jubilee, was satisfactory. The main reason for that is an important publication by Maria Garbaczowa and Wacław Urban Źródła urzędowe do najbliższej rodziny Jana Kochanowskiego (Kielce, 1984). Yet, no monograph was published. A significant sign of the times of Kochanowski’s jubilee was the low circulation of books. It was in no-way proportionate to the needs. The “publishing difficulties”, which are more or less cautiously referred to in editorials, are further reflected by the release dates of post-conference materials concluding the 1984 sessions.

Key words: Jan Kochanowski; funeral; anniversary; censorship; memory and literature;