Envisaged theatre. The function of dystopia in {The Silver Dream of Salomea} by Juliusz Słowacki Cover Image

Teatr wyobrażony. Funkcja dystopii w {Śnie srebrnym Salomei} Juliusza Słowackiego
Envisaged theatre. The function of dystopia in {The Silver Dream of Salomea} by Juliusz Słowacki

Author(s): Magda Nabiałek
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Słowacki; dystopia; dramat; teatr; scena; Słowacki; dystopia; drama; theatre; stage

Summary/Abstract: The article is an analysis of the function of dystopia in {The Silver Dream of Salomea} by Juliusz Słowacki. In this drama, dystopia is identified with an evil place which is an important part of space solutions in the world represented in the piece. A new view of Ukrainian steppe representation is possible thanks to this perspective. The analysis is focused not only on space solutions, but also on theatrical metaphors that represent the inside space of the steppe. As a result of the dystopic perspective, the formal solutions which reinforce the mystical concept of the world presented in the drama become quite conspicuous.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4 (7)
  • Page Range: 345-362
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish