PODRÓŻ DO GUIBRAY – NIE TYLKO KOMICZNA WĘDRÓWKA PO ŚWIECIE TEATRU
Journey to Guibray […] – Not Only a Comic Journey through the World of Theatre

Author(s): Monika Kulesza
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, French Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: journey; Guibray; theatre; actors; jugglers
Summary/Abstract: In this article I briefly present the relationship between the 17th century comic novel and theatre. An example of such a work is an anonymous novel from 1704 entitled Journey to Guibray. It describes the journey and numerous adventures of two aristocrats dressed as jugglers. The meeting with travelling actors brings many references to theatre in the novel. In this article I am concentrate on the characters of real actors, the relationships between actors, quacks and jugglers, as well as reminiscences of the dispute about theatre. The journey through the world of theatre in the novel creates the impression of realism contrasting with the layer of adventure and allows the author to smoothly combine seriousness and comedy.

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