(A)POLLONIA –: TWENTY–:FIRST CENTURY POLISH DRAMA AND TEXTS FOR THE ST

Opis produktu

Questioning the ethics of historical narratives and the construction of national identities this anthology of Polish plays explores the trauma of war antiSemitism and the Holocaust and reappraisals of the postcommunist reality in Poland. The eleven selected pieces dive deep into complex subjects such as Polands loss since the Holocaust its difficult postwar relations with Germany the social metamorphoses since the political upheaval of 1989 and the needs of Polish families and youth since the nations transition to freemarket economy. Krzysztof Warlikowskis acclaimed production (A)pollonia which calls upon excerpts from Greek tragedies novels by Jonathan Littell and J. M. Coetzee and reportage by Hanna Krall provides the title for the anthology as it encapsulates the key subjects conflicts and dilemmas prominent in the Polish theater of the last decade.The texts are wonderfully accompanied by thirtyfive black and white photographs of performances along with a DVD showcasing select scenes from the original Polish productions. The introduction provides the historical and political framework for the collected texts and the foreword explains the scope of the international collaboration that produced the exceptional translations in this volume.

Data Publikacji: 2014-04-04
Wymiary: 196 mm 164 mm 904 gr 39.7 mm