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Mity antyczne we francuskim dramacie XX wieku (na wybranych przykładach)
2017
The French theatre of the 20th century willingly treats and revisits ancient myths. Oedipus, Antigone, Electra, the Trojan War, Amphitryon appear in many writers’ works. The myth of Electra in Jean Giraudouxs version entitled Electra (1937), as well as Jean-Paul Sartres The Flies (1942) are interesting examples of metatexts. Face to the threat of war, Giraudoux, who was a diplomat and a Germanophile, focuses on the problem of power, responsibility, and justice, while Sartre exemplifies the existentialist philosophy and its main element: a man who is responsible for his actions and condemned to freedom. This was a particular challenge during the period of war and occupation. Jean Anouilh, in…
Le geste enfantin de l'Antigone de Jean Anouilh
2016
In his version of the myth of Antigone (1944), Jean Anouilh sets the story in the contemporary context, opposing a revolted woman and a responsible, conscious ruler who tries to save his niece from death, no matter what it takes. Their confrontation shows that their motivations are unconciliable. Creon’s reasons are those of a wise and tired man who is afraid of being lonely while getting old and who considers power as a heavy duty. Therefore, Antigone’s reasons seem to be childish, while her stubbomness and impetuosity prove that she’s not a maturę person able to settle the argument. The consequence of her decisions will be her own death, as well as the one of her flance, and Creon will be…