Published: 2020-02-071

“My theatre golden with candlelight [...]”. Light as an Element of Extraverbal Expression in the Dramatic Works of Juliusz Słowacki

Magdalena Zaremba
Prace Literaturoznawcze
Section: About the theater
https://doi.org/10.31648/pl.4726

Abstract

This article focuses on the notion of light in chosen dramatic works of Juliusz Słowacki – one
of the most well-known Polish Romantics. The analysis of his literary legacy confirms that he perceived
brightness not only as a motif, but also as a – purposefully used – theatrical sign. Drama as
a literary genre also gave Słowacki a possibility to freely combine tradition and conventions from
the fields of literature, aesthetics and philosophy, and to include descriptive passages and philosophical
reflections in his writings, which was often the case with his works from the 1840s.

Keywords:

Juliusz Słowacki, synthesis of arts, theatrical arts, 19th century drama, Romanticism

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Zaremba, M. (2020). “My theatre golden with candlelight [.]”. Light as an Element of Extraverbal Expression in the Dramatic Works of Juliusz Słowacki. Prace Literaturoznawcze, (7), 291–310. https://doi.org/10.31648/pl.4726

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