https://doi.org/10.21697/zk.2015.2.04
The article tries to grasp the specifics of Masłowska’s works by using the categories of lightness and heaviness. The main subject of analysis is the play Między nami dobrze jest (All is Right between Us), which treats about Polish national identity via the concept of grotesque. Although the author of the play follows the tradition to critically recognize Polishness (tradition mainly represented by Czesław Miłosz and Witold Gombrowicz), ultimately, she appreciates what have previously seemed to be underestimated. This is mainly due to the tension generated both by the structure of the play and the one caused in the process of its interpretation. The pathos and heaviness usually present in the reflections on topics related to national identity tend to be overcome here by the lightness introduced to the text via irony and grotesque. Moreover, the use of such means does not devalue the problems discussed; on the contrary, they become a key to the new and fresh attempt to redefine Polishnees. The article also treats about the relation between the original text of the play and its stageinterpretation by Grzegorz Jarzyna − the specificity of presenting the same concepts across different fields of artistic culture.
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