Henry James – muzeum pisarza / Henry James: The Writer’s Museum.Ed. Mirosława Buchholtz, Dorota Guttfeld and Grzegorz Koneczniak, Litteraria Copernicana 2017 21/1. Pp. 3–292.

Abstract

This essay reviews the 2017 issue of Litteraria Copernicana, edited by Mirosława Buchholtz, Dorota Guttfeld, and Grzegorz Koneczniak. The issue, entitled “Henry James: The Writer’s Museum,” contains critical articles, translations, interviews, reviews, and other pieces centered on or connected to James, such as poetry or remembrances by notable scholars. The issue’s main languages are English and Polish, yet some contributions appear in French, German, or Italian. Even though the range of literary forms included—as well as the fve languages used—might initially give the impression of a farrago, this international scope is the issue’s strength: it is like a “museum” that contains many diverse exhibits of equally high quality. The articles have been selected carefully for their academic merit; the reviews and translations deal with the latest trends in James scholarship; and the poems, remembrances, and playful pieces serve to entertain Jamesians, both amateur and professional alike. A “must have” for a James lover, the 2017 issue of Litteraria Copernicana is a multifaceted volume, but one in which each side gives off its own impressive luster.