Family in ‘Women’s’ Drama after 1989 and in the Thirties

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Keywords:

women's drama, feminist discourse, family model

Abstract

The article compares two groups of ‘women’s’ drama, one written during the inter­war period, the other after the changes of 1989. On the one hand, the analysis presents the image of family emerging in these two groups of plays from a feminist perspective. On the other hand, the article raises the question of their form, since it so strongly influences the reception of these works. A comparison of plays written after 1989 with those created during the inter­war period demonstrates the historical continuity of family issues that have not been solved till present day. Concurrently, in terms of form, it shows that combining traditional elements with innovative ones leads to the greatest dramatic effectiveness. 

Author Biography

Joanna Kot, dr, Wydział Języków Obcych i Literatur, Uniwersytet Northern Illinois, USA.

Wykłada filologię polską i rosyjską. Interesuje się przede wszystkim polskim i rosyjskim dramatem modernistycznym oraz gender studies. Jest autorką książki Distance Manipulation. The Russian Modernist Search for a New Drama (Evanston 1999) oraz licznych artykułów, w tym Body/Mind and Female/Male: Behind the Facades of 1930’s Polish ‘Women’s Drama’ (2007) i Nowatorstwo podmiotu w dramacie Marceliny Grabowskiej „Sprawiedliwość” (2010).

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2020-12-16

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Kot, J. (2020). Family in ‘Women’s’ Drama after 1989 and in the Thirties. Postscriptum Polonistyczne, 8(2), 143–157. Retrieved from https://trrest.vot.pl/ojsus/index.php/PPol/article/view/10708

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2011): Teatr i dramat polski po 1989 r.

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Teatr i dramat polski po 1989 roku

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