Tropem ludowych reinterpretacji. O Strzygoniu. Klechdzie zadusznej Stefana Grabińskiego
On the Trail of Folk Reinterpretations. On Strzygoń. Klechda Zaduszna by Stefan Grabiński

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of folk contexts present in StefanGrabiński’s drama Strzygoń. Klechda Zaduszna. The text presents a creative reinterpretation of elements of folklore, folk demonology and traditional All Souls’ Day rituals in this literary work. The analysis focuses on the character of the “strzygoń”as a figure rooted in Slavic beliefs. Particular attention is paid to the functioning of the folk vision of the world in Grabiński’s drama – the presence of rituals, magical practices, religious songs, symbolism and border spaces, as well as the problem of dialect stylisation. The text argues that Strzygoń. Klechda Zaduszna is an example of a harmonious contamination of Christian and pagan elements, fitting into the modernist reflection on spirituality, faith and the possibility of redemption.

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