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JOHN PAUL II'S 'ROMAN TRIPTYCH' - READING THE MANUSCRIPT

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Okon J.

Ruch Literacki

2007

vol. 48

issue 1(280)

59-75

This essay attempts to offer a reading of John Paul II's last poem on the basis of the original manuscript, ie. the three pages photocopied and reproduced in the Cracow edition of 'The Roman Triptych' (2006). The text contains sufficient graphological and philological evidence pointing to the deteriorating condition of the ailing author: clearly both the writing and the composing of the poem were connected with considerable effort. Our analyses provide several insights into the process of articulation of the poem's main idea, the poet's work with his medium and even the way he adjusted the design. They also tend to corroborate the thesis that the poem can be treated as John Paul II's response to the sensation-mongering media speculating about his health and pressing for his resignation. Moreover, our analyses bring to light a whole range of ill-advised editorial decisions in the 2006 edition, ie. the treatment of the portions of the text that were crossed out in the manuscript, unjustified intrusions into the rhythm of the poem, and inconsistencies in the editorial notes (especially with regard to such intercontextual signals as quotations, for example those from St Paul's Epistles).

THE COMPENDIUM AND THE COMPILATION (A GENOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION)

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Okon J.

Ruch Literacki

2007

vol. 48

409-422

This is an attempt at outlining the theoretical and methodological framework of a genological approach to the compendium and the compilation. The two genres which have become enormously popular in the last decades chiefly because of the rapid spread of modern communication technology surely require a fresh reassessment from the point of view of literary theory. The word 'compendium', for instance, can now refer both to a comprehensive academic survey of a given discipline or field of study and a simplified, time-saving study guide. The latter is popular with the users of the internet where it has extended beyond the traditional areas of academic and general knowledge to cover any type of record of public activity. The author of this article reconstructs the original meaning of the word 'compendium' and its transformations over time. He notes the analogies and the way it overlapped with the meaning of 'compilation'. Judging by the history of both terms, they owe their popularity to the rise in popular demand for various kinds of knowledge, especially in those fields that are broadening and need up-dating. The mechanisms of the present surge are basically similar those that operated in classical antiquity, the Middle Ages, or the early modern phase.

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JOHN PAUL II'S 'ROMAN TRIPTYCH' - READING THE MANUSCRIPT

THE COMPENDIUM AND THE COMPILATION (A GENOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION)