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Preface
TakingprideofplaceaboveProfessorGibińska)sdeskwasaphotographofher
seminargroup:amerrygangofbright-eyedyoungpeoplesurroundingtheir
teacherbeamingwithperfectcontentmentlOnthesameshelf,arowofother
photographs:ProfessorGibińska)suniversityfriends,fromhomeandabroad;
aboveandbelow,acolourfuldisplayofNewYear)scards,invitations,greetings
andcongratulationsnoteslOnthedesk,stacksofbooks,foldersandpapersl
Bookmarkedvolumes-onShakespeareancriticism,translation,comparative
literature,linguistics,theoryofdrama,theatreandfilmstudies-inconstant
rearrangementlAsarule,avolumeofcontemporarypoetry-thelatestSzym-
borska,say,ofenlefopen,coverup,mid-poem,whenitwastimetorushfor
anothermeetingattheDean)somceortodrivebackhometoKatowicelServ-
ingaspaperweightforthemosturgentdocuments,reportsandreviews-aflat
hand-paintedstonelAndasmallceramicboxforminiaturesweetswiththe
pictureofalittleangelonthelid,prompting:havethepatienceofasaint!Tis
iswhatProfessorGibińska)sdeskusedtolooklikeforthemanyyearsthatthe
InstituteofEnglishPhilologywaslocatedinCollegiumPaderevianumlTat
desksawscoresofherfriends,colleaguesandstudentsgratefulforthefriendly
welcome,theinvaluableinsight,theattentivenessandadvicel
TisvolumeisacollectionofarticleswrittenforProfessorMartaGibińska
byhercolleaguesandfriends,asanexpressionoftheirgratitudeandjoyof
knowingherintheyearsofherdedicatedworkattheJagiellonianUniversityin
KrakówlAsascholarofinternationalacclaim,ateacherinvariablyopentonew
ideas,aninspiringciceroneintherealmofliterarystudiesandanacademic
whocombinespursuitofknowledgewithpassionateloveofherfield,Profes-
sorGibińskaembodiesthebestidealsoftheuniversitylItisfortheuniversity,
asaforumforintellectualgrowthandexchange,thatshehasbeenworking
enthusiasticallyandtirelesslyforthelastfifyyearsl
ProfessorGibińskahasrepeatedlyacknowledgedthatinherdidacticand
scholarlyworksheisindebtedtothosewhotaughtherwhenshewasfirst