Publicystyka Romana Pollaka na łamach „Kuriera Poznańskiego”

Apart from numerous scientific publications, professor Roman Pollak also contributed his articles to “Kurier Poznańki” (Poznań Messenger) from 1923 to 1935. They are a perfect illustration of the reflections on the broad range and depth of the professor’s interests; he appreciated the critical thoughts of Benedetto Croce, the poetry of the futurists, the art of typography and theatrical experiments of Anton Bragaglia. He also closely followed the Polish themes in Italian professional and daily magazines. Roman Pollak meticulously noted everything that indicated interest in Poland and its culture in Italy, such as Italians’ visits to Poznan or the initiatives of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education aimed at promoting Polish culture abroad. Many of the articles were devoted to the authors and researchers of Polish literature. The analysis of these text complements the intellectual biography of the professor not only as a literary historian, renowned expert in the Baroque or the co-founder and leader of Polish studies in Italy, but also as a scholar who skillfully combined his scientific and didactic work with prolific writing for one of the major daily newspapers in the Second Polish Republic.