"The Day of His Return" – in the perspective of the literary and theater criticism of Zofia Nałkowska’s plays Cover Image
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"Dzień jego powrotu" – w perspektywie krytyki literackiej i teatralnej dramatów Zofii Nałkowskiej
"The Day of His Return" – in the perspective of the literary and theater criticism of Zofia Nałkowska’s plays

Author(s): Karol Samsel
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Polish Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Zofia Nałkowska; The Day of His Return; Arnold Szyfman; Antoni Słonimski; Karol Irzykowski; intertextuality; comparative studies

Summary/Abstract: A comprehensive review of the literary and theater criticism concerning Zofia Nałkowska’s second play reveals a great discrepancy in the reviewers’ opinions (Karol Irzykowski, Antoni Słonimski, Jan Lorentowicz, Adam Grzymała-Siedlecki). It is an exceptionally peculiar testimony of reception, perhaps also revealing to some extent the reasons for the gradual turning away of the author of The House of Women from playwriting. The most important aim of the study is to show the text of the play itself ensnared by overpowering critical commentary and to reflect on Nałkowska’s precursory intentions, which were ridiculed by her harsh critics who did not recognize their potential.

  • Issue Year: 478/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 47-57
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish
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