O badaniach nad językiem epistolarnej spuścizny Józefa Ignacego Kraszewskiego. Kolejne dwa listy pisarza nieodnotowane w Nowym Korbucie

Abstract

Considerations in the paper are focused on two questions: 1. the state of a study on language of ample mail of the most prolific Polish writer, J.I. Kraszewski; 2. description of two letters of the writer not recorded in 'Nowy Korbut' and being in possession of the Main Library of Świętokrzyska Academy in Kielce. Estimating the state of a study on language of J.I. Kraszewski’s epistolary output the author presents the beginnings of her interest in the language of letters and novels by the writer, achievements in a study of elements of the borderland Polish testified in the writer’s mail and in linguo-slylistic analyses of manuscripts of the writer’s letters (by M. Olma). The author writes also about difficulties that researchers of Kraszewski’s manuscripts face and about their responsibility for results of a study. The second part of the paper contains complete characterization of two letters mentioned above The author reads both manuscripts, edits them protecting their original spelling and punctuation, determines the date of the letter written in Żytomierz (in the year 1858), informs who its addressees were, and finally characterizes the handwriting, spelling and phonetics of the described texts.