Lvov publishers of Young Poland poetry (1889–1918)

Abstract

The article describes the contribution of Lvov publishers to the editions of volumes of poetry written by representatives of Young Poland. It focuses on the number of publications, literary repertoire, the quality of editorial and typographic realization. The most crucial influence on the popularization of Young Poland poetry had Bernard Połoniecki’s Księgarnia Polska (54 volumes). The address of this establishment was imprinted on title pages of many volumes of poems whose authors were Leopold Staff, Jan Kasprowicz, Kornel Makuszyński, Józef Ruffer and many others. Poets made use of other publishing houses’ services such as Herman Altenberg’s Księgarnia (26 volumes), Towarzystwo Wydawnicze (19 volumes), Gubrynowicz and Schmidt (9 volumes). Furthermore, authors themselves, among others Stanisław Jasiński, Józef Kretz and Maryla Wolska, contributed to the release of volumes of poetry. Lvov publishers focused in their editions on the poetry of local authors and rarely included in their publications works of writers from territories other than Galicia.