Zamiast wstępu : literatura?... na boku?...

Abstract

The sketch is meant simultaneously as a reconnaissance and an outline of research on mutual relations (permeations) between literary and theoretical discourses. On the basis of the microinterpretations of contemporary novels (Do niewidzenia, do niejutra by Joanna Bartoń and Dziady by Paweł Goźliński), the author points out to the shift of the “presence” of theoretical discourse from the margin position to the centre arranging a literary text. The author also poses a question whether this is the feature of postmodern narration. Also, a question of fundamental importance for outlining the situation of contemporary literature, concerning the place of the institution of literature in contemporary culture.