Authority as a Task, a Challenge, an Obligation.
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Autorytet jako zadanie, wyzwanie, zobowiązanie. Kazimierz Braun i jego twórczość
Authority as a Task, a Challenge, an Obligation. Kazimierz Braun and His Works

Author(s): Joanna Michalczuk
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Polish Literature, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki w Bydgoszczy (WSG)
Keywords: Kazimierz Braun; authority; theatre; stage director; biographical drama;

Summary/Abstract: The article is about the works of Kazimierz Braun - stage director, expert in the fieldof theatre, author of literary works. It recalls this artist and researcher as a theatre authority,but also it shows the authorities that formed him as an artist. Moreover, this text reveals themeaning of the figure of authority in Braun’s literature on the example of the biographicaldramas he wrote. The main purpose of this article is to analyse the influence of authorities onBraun’s understanding of artistic activity, his creative strategy and its implementation in select-ed cultural texts. The terms of authority as a task, a challenge and an obligation in the title ofthe article referred to different areas of Braun’s activity, which, on the one hand, indicate theimpact of authority, but on the other hand, show the way to gain it.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 31-51
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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