Masterpieces of Polish Literature and Film. Pharaoh, The Wedding, Mother Joan of the Angels
Masterpieces of Polish Literature and Film. Pharaoh, The Wedding, Mother Joan of the Angels

Author(s): Lidija Rezoničnik, Seweryn Kuśmierczyk
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Kawalerowicz; Wajda; Pharaoh; The Wedding; Mother Joan of the Angels; anthropological and morphological analysis; canon of Polish literature; Polish film classics; film adaptations
Summary/Abstract: The book collection Masterpieces of Polish Literature and Film presents important works of Polish literature and their film adaptations, which are distinguished by a high artistic level and are among the classics of Polish cinematography. Each book in the collection consists of literary chapters contributed by Lidija Rezoničnik and chapters written by Seweryn Kuśmierczyk that contain analyses and interpretations of films based on literary works. The literary works are presented in a broader literary and cultural context. This context is also taken into account in the film analyses and interpretations, which are based on the method of anthropological-morphological analysis of the film work. The first book is dedicated to the novel "Pharaoh" by Bolesław Prus (Faraon, 1895) and the film "Pharaoh" by Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Faraon, 1965), the drama "The Wedding" by Stanisław Wyspiański (Wesele, 1901) and the film "The Wedding" by Andrzej Wajda (Wesele, 1972), and the novel "Mother Joan of the Angels" by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1946) and Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s film "Mother Joan of the Angels" (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1960).

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