Comic Metafiction and Metafictional Comism in Luigi Pirandello’s and Witold Gombrowicz’s Dramas Cover Image

Metafikcja komiczna i komizm metafikcyjny w dramatach Luigiego Pirandella i Witolda Gombrowicza
Comic Metafiction and Metafictional Comism in Luigi Pirandello’s and Witold Gombrowicz’s Dramas

A Comparative Study

Author(s): Nadzieja Bąkowska
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Polish Literature, Italian literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: metafictional comism; Luigi Pirandello; Witold Gombrowicz; drama; comparative literature
Summary/Abstract: This comparative Polish-Italian study explores the comic potential of metafiction, and illustrates it with the examples drawn from drama works of Luigi Pirandello and Witold Gombrowicz. It is the first publication which juxtaposes this aspect of both writers’ works, and the theoretical model elaborated by the author allows reading works by other authors in this context.

  • E-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-5896-5
  • Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-5888-0
  • Page Count: 279
  • Publication Year: 2023
  • Language: Polish