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K onirickým motivům v díle Jeana Anouilhe
On the oniric themes in the works

Author(s): Marie Voždová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, French Literature
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Jean Anouilh ; French drama ; oneirism

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with an analysis of the oniric themes in the works written by Jean Anouilh, one ofthe best-known French playwrights, whose plays are frequently appearing on stages in France aswell as the whole world. The oniric themes are represented by a variety of dreams, visions, somnambulism, nightmares and states when the spirit leaves the body during the sleeping hours. The analysis is performed on the plays Eurydice, Le Songe du Critique, Le Boulanger, la Boulangere et le Petit Mitronand L’Arrestation. Each time, the oniric theme is defined according to its distribution, function andthe role that it plays in the author’s creative strategy.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2019
  • Issue No: 59
  • Page Range: 107-121
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Czech