Poetyka i polityka czasopism

The article focuses on the translation dynamics in texts from East European literatures published by the German journal Merkur. Deutsche Zeitschrift für europäisches Denken, published since 1947. Merkur has played a crucial part in shaping the intellectual landscape of Germany and Europe. Founded in the French occupational zone (Baden- Baden), Merkur’s form has been shaped by the tension of the political confrontation between East and West. The journal has regularly published translations from nearly all European, American, and Asian literatures, adding ample commentary and paratexts. The analysis focuses on the following factors: (1) the research potential of Merkur’s archive and the social factors of literary texts’ circulation; (2) Merkur’s political-cultural potential; (3) Merkur’s space in the transnational field; (4) the economic and programmatic role of journals cooperating with Merkur; (5) functions of mediators and translators in the framework of politicized import from East European literatures

Art · Theology · European Cultural and National Identity · Language and Culture · Philosophy · Polish socio-economic development