“The Lord Entrusted the Poles’ Humour to Me.” Antoni Słonimski’s Satirical Writings of 1919-1939 Cover Image
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„Bóg mi powierzył humor Polaków”. O działalności satyrycznej Antoniego Słonimskiego w dwudziestoleciu międzywojennym
“The Lord Entrusted the Poles’ Humour to Me.” Antoni Słonimski’s Satirical Writings of 1919-1939

Author(s): Agata Dąbrowska
Subject(s): Polish Literature
Published by: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny
Keywords: anti-Semitism; Jewish humour; Jewish jokes; Polish-Jewish relations; theatre; cabaret political puppet shows; cabaret

Summary/Abstract: The author analyses Antoni Słonimski’s satirical writings and reviews his ties to cabarets and theatres, analysing selected works: political puppet shows, jokes, puns, etc. She also presents the writer’s satirical contributions to Wiadomości Literackie, for which he wrote critical reviews, feuilletons and polemical articles, which often aroused lots of controversy. The last part of the article looks at the literary and stage reception of Słonimski’s comedies Murzyn warszawski [The Warsaw Negro], Lekarz bezdomny [Homeless doctor]and Rodzina [The Family]

  • Issue Year: 264/2017
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 341-367
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Polish