La marionnettisation des personnages dans le théâtre francophone et polonaise du Vingtie`me Sie`cle
The marionettisation of the characters in Francophone and Polish Theatre in the twentieth century
Author(s): Cécile BocianowskiSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: Puppet Theatre; marionette; 20th century theatre; France; Belgium; Poland; Maurice Maeterlinck; Alfred Jarry; Michel de Ghelderode; Stanisław I. Witkiewicz; Samuel Beckett; Sławomir Mrożek
Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to the use of the aesthetic of marionettes in twentieth-centurytheatre in Poland, French-speaking Belgium and France. Starting with the treatment ofmarionettes in Maurice Maeterlinck’s play Interior, the analysis of plays shows the functionof the marionettisation of characters and how puppets inspire authors, on different levels,in the representation of metaphysical, political or social issues.
Journal: Prace Polonistyczne
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 71
- Page Range: 237-256
- Page Count: 20
- Language: French