He studied Polish literature at Jagiellonian University under the guidance of Wacław Kubacki.

In 1971, he defended his doctoral thesis on symbolism of Stanisław Wyspiański's The Wedding.

In 1982, he supported accreditation in his essay The Golden Legend of Polish Peasants.

He also taught at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales from 1984 to 1988.

He served on the scientific council of the Polish Library in Paris and he chaired the Panteon Narodowy w Krakowie.