The Witkiewicz reader /
This collection, the first anthology in English, presents Witkiewicz in the full range of his creative and intellectual activities
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Evanston, Ill. :
Northwestern University Press,
1992
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Witkcacy and the creative life
- Cockroaches: a comedy in one act (1893)
- Comedies of family life: four comedies (1893)
- "On dualism" (1902)
- Letter to Malinowski (1906)
- The 622 downfalls of Bungo; or, The demonic woman (1910-11)
- Letters (1914-18)
- New forms in painting and the misunderstandings arising therefrom (1919)
- The new deliverance: a play in one act (1920)
- Letters to Malinowski (1921-23)
- "Pure form in the theater" (1921)
- "Second response to the reviewers of The Pragmatists" (1922)
- Janulka, Daughter of Fizdejko: a tragedy in four acts (1923)
- Farewell to autumn (1926)
- Letters to Malinowski (1927-29)
- Rules of the S. I. Witkiewicz portrait-painting firm (1928)
- Narcotics: nicotine, alcohol, cocaine, peyote, morphine, and ether (1932)
- "Response and revelation" (1931)
- "Metaphysical feelings" (1931)
- "Relations of religion and philosophy" (1932)
- The only way out (1931-33)
- "Interview with Bruno Schulz" (1935)
- "Bruno Schulz's literary work" (1935)
- Letters to Malinowski (1935-38)
- "Balance sheet on formism" (1938)
- Introduction: Witkacy and the Creative Life
- Pt. 1 Witkiewicz Father and Son: Young Stas's Upbringing, 1885-1914. Cockroaches: A Comedy in One Act (1893). Comedies of Family Life: Four Comedies (1893). "On Dualism" (1902). Letter to Malinowski (1906). The 622 Downfalls of Bungo; or, The Demonic Woman (1910-11)
- Pt. 2. Tropics and Revolution, 1914-18. Letters (1914-18). New Forms in Painting and the Misunderstandings Arising Therefrom (1919)
- Pt. 3. Pure Form and Marriage, 1918-24. The New Deliverance: A Play in One Act (1920). Letters to Malinowski (1921-23). "Pure Form in the Theater" (1921). "Second Response to the Reviewers of The Pragmatists" (1922). Janulka, Daughter of Fizdejko: A Tragedy in Four Acts (1923)
- Pt. 4. Portrait-Painting Firm, Drugs, and Novels, 1925-31. Farewell to Autumn (1926). Letters to Malinowski (1927-29). Rules of the S. I. Witkiewicz Portrait-Painting Firm (1928). Narcotics: Nicotine, Alcohol, Cocaine, Peyote, Morphine, and Ether (1932)
- Pt. 5. Philosophy and Suicide, 1931-39. "Response and Revelation" (1931). "Metaphysical Feelings" (1931). "Relations of Religion and Philosophy" (1932). The Only Way Out (1931-33). "Interview with Bruno Schulz" (1935). "Bruno Schulz's Literary Work" (1935). Unwashed Souls (1936). Letters to Malinowski (1935-38). "Balance Sheet on Formism" (1938). Contemporaries and Moderns Comment on Witkacy
- Chronology: Witkiewicz and Malinowski.
- Introduction: Witkacy and the Creative Life
- Pt. 1 Witkiewicz Father and Son: Young Stas's Upbringing, 1885-1914. Cockroaches: A Comedy in One Act (1893). Comedies of Family Life: Four Comedies (1893). "On Dualism" (1902). Letter to Malinowski (1906). The 622 Downfalls of Bungo; or, The Demonic Woman (1910-11)
- Pt. 2. Tropics and Revolution, 1914-18. Letters (1914-18). New Forms in Painting and the Misunderstandings Arising Therefrom (1919)
- Pt. 3. Pure Form and Marriage, 1918-24. The New Deliverance: A Play in One Act (1920). Letters to Malinowski (1921-23). "Pure Form in the Theater" (1921). "Second Response to the Reviewers of The Pragmatists" (1922). Janulka, Daughter of Fizdejko: A Tragedy in Four Acts (1923)
- Pt. 4. Portrait-Painting Firm, Drugs, and Novels, 1925-31. Farewell to Autumn (1926). Letters to Malinowski (1927-29). Rules of the S. I. Witkiewicz Portrait-Painting Firm (1928). Narcotics: Nicotine, Alcohol, Cocaine, Peyote, Morphine, and Ether (1932)
- Pt. 5 Philosophy and Suicide, 1931-39. "Response and Revelation" (1931). "Metaphysical Feelings" (1931). "Relations of Religion and Philosophy" (1932). The Only Way Out (1931-33). "Interview with Bruno Schulz" (1935). "Bruno Schulz's Literary Work" (1935). Unwashed Souls (1936). Letters to Malinowski (1935-38). "Balance Sheet on Formism" (1938). Contemporaries and Moderns Comment on Witkacy
- Chronology: Witkiewicz and Malinowski.