Literatów dole i niedole. Z korespondencji do Kazimierza Bartoszewicza

Abstract

Kazimierz Bartoszewicz (1852–1930) – a publicist, publisher, bookseller, one of the leading representatives of the literary community in Krakow, he was a highly respected editor of literary and social journals. The titles he edited, including „Szkice Społeczne i Literackie” (1875–1876), „Przegląd Literacki i Artystyczny” (1882–1886) and „Przegląd Literacki” (1896–1899) enjoyed the interest and recognition of the then Polish intellectual elite. Due to the function of the editor and publisher of the aforementioned magazines, Kazimierz Bartoszewicz maintained contacts with many eminent writers of the 2nd half of the 19th century. It is enough to name a few of them: Kajetan Abgarowicz, Władysław Bełza, Marian Gawalewicz, Agaton Giller, Aleksander Kraushar, Józef Łepkowski, Stanisław Smolka and Kornel Ujejski. Correspondents, apart from professional issues, addressed private, social and intimate issues in the letters. The correspondence shows up a picture of the professional life of writers in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century, their struggles with the hardships of everyday life (often with poverty), efforts to appear on the literary market, and finally the view of the environment on social and professional issues.