Czytelnie, czytelnictwo i recepcja tekstów literackich w uczniowskich krakowskich i lwowskich czasopismach o tytule „Znicz”

Abstract

The paper discusses an interesting and, so far, unresearched topic of the development of students’ pamphlets and magazines, reading rooms and school journals published in Kraków and Lwów (L’viv) in the 19th century. They constitute a contribution to the reading culture, show readers’ tastes and opinions on old and contemporary literature, their cultural choices or talents. The author discusses Lwów’s “Znicz”, a scientific-literary biweekly for young people, published in Lwów even before 1904 and Kraków’s “Znicz”, published from 1905 onwards. Further, the author corrects and determines dates. She positively reviews the publication “Znicz” as an instrument of developing reading and cultural interests, awakening the need of participation in culture, developing patriotic feelings, preparing readers for team-work, teaching various forms of reading of both scientific and literary texts and also preparing for work in journalism and literary and theatrical criticism.