This book represents an attempt to capture links between music and literature in the light of recent proposals from theorists of intertextuality and comparative literature, and at the same time an attempt to diagnose the current state of comparative literature as a field of literary research. Particular attention is devoted to realisations by Bernard Heidsieck, Miron Bia?oszewski, Kornel Ujejski, Stanis?aw Bara?czak, Bogus?aw Schaeffer and Michel Butor.

Andrzej Hejmej is Professor at the Faculty of Polish Studies of the Jagiellonian University in Cracow (Poland). His recent publications include a volume on comparative literature and cultural studies as well as numerous papers on comparative literature, literary theory and modern Polish literature.

Contents: Stereotype(s) of Music in Literature – Literary Score – Interdisciplinarity and Comparative Studies – Scores of Sound Poetry – Miron Bia?oszewski’s (Sound) Text – Around Schaeffer's Scores – The Effect (Defect) of Interpretation of Chopin – The Peripheral Significance of Music – Michel Butor’s Text-score.