THE RECEPTION OF THE PLAY OUR CLASS: HISTORY IN XIV LESSONS BY TADEUSZ SLOBODZIANEK IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE Cover Image

РЕЦЕПЦИЯ ПЬЕСЫ ТАДЕУША СЛОБОДЗЯНЕКА НАШ КЛАСС: ИСТОРИЯ В XIV УРОКАХ В ПОСТСОВЕТСКОМ ПРОСТРАНСТВЕ
THE RECEPTION OF THE PLAY OUR CLASS: HISTORY IN XIV LESSONS BY TADEUSZ SLOBODZIANEK IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE

Author(s): Piotr Baleja
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Polish Literature, Translation Studies, Theory of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: literary translation; interculturalism; contemporary drama; Tadeusz Slobodzianek; reception;

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the problem of reception of Tadeusz Slobodzianek’s play Our Class: History in XIV Lessons in selected countries of the postSoviet space. The choice of territory is dictated by the apparent cultural proximity of the studied areas, experiencing a similar historical burden. The author analyses professional and amateur reviews of the play as a written and performing act. The selection of texts is chosen to reflect the multifaceted nature of the audience’s opinions. The alleged reasons for the discrepancies in the play’s reception are discussed, including both qualitative and quantitative aspects. Particular attention is paid to literary, social, and political contexts. The analysis notes the polarisation of reception in Poland, the unification of the play’s complex semantic layer in Russia and the actualisation of the play’s issues in Ukraine. Overall remarks are also provided on the role of translation in determining the individual and global reception of a literary work.

  • Issue Year: 12/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 90-107
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Russian