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The Diction of Modern Life

Summary/Abstract: A review of the play Forefathers' Eve (Parts I, II, IV, and the poem "The Phantom") directed by Michał Zadara at the Polski Theater in Wrocław (premiere: 15.02.2014). The reviewer criticizes the actors' "modern diction," which determines the nature of the performance – it is slovenly and aggressive, changing the melody of the poetry into a chant. Prussak focuses on the postmodern blend of structures, which aims to modernize the Romantic irony. She also calls attention to how the creators of the play use new technology on stage. The questions Mickiewicz poses, in her opinion, are invalidated by the Wrocław performance, in that they are transferred into a world with an extremely different way of thinking.

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