Marian Stala
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Marian Stala | |
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| Born | 13 September 1952 |
| Occupations | Literary critic, historian |
Marian Stala (born 13 September 1952) is a literary critic, historian and columnist, professor at Jagiellonian University.[1]
The son of Władysława Stala and Maria née Krzos, accountants.[1] He attended high school in Tarnobrzeg and passed matura in 1971.[1] He enrolled at the Jagiellonian University to study Polish philology. He graduated with a master's degree in 1976[2] and in that same year started working as an assistant at the Jagiellonian University.[1] He used pen names Konrad Lichtenberg and Władysław Szreniawa-Rzecki.[1] Between 1982 and 1985 he was a literary director at the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków.[1] His research focused at Young Poland poetry.[1] In 1983 he earned doctorate[2] upon thesis Metaforyzacja w liryce Młodej Polski. Teoria i praktyka supervised by Maria Podraza-Kwiatkowska.[1] In 1983-89 he co-edited the spoken magazine “NaGłos”.[1]
He collaborated with underground magazines: Arka (1984–1989; also signed by Jacek Krzos), Puls (1986; also signed by Ryszard Nienaski), Brulion (1987–1990; also signed by Jacek Krzos; here in 1989 a series of reviews entitled Poezja i wierszomania).[1] In 1987, he became a regular contributor to Tygodnik Powszechny, where he began publishing reviews and articles; in 1998–2000, he headed the culture section.[1]
In 1995 he obtained habilitation at the Jagiellonian University upon the thesis Pejzaż człowieka. Młodopolskie myśli i wyobrażenia o duszy, duchu i ciele.[1][2]
He received Kościelski Award (1992) and Kazimierz Wyka Award (1998).[3] From 2006 until 2008 he was a member of Nike Award jury.[3]
He was a head of the Department of the History of Positivist and Young Poland Literature at the Faculty of Polish Studies, Jagiellonian University.[1][2] From 2013, he has been a member of the Centralna Komisja do Spraw Stopni i Tytułów.[2]