Magična moć maski kao paradigma iluzije stvarnosti u drami Ive Vojnovića „Maškarate ispod kuplja”
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2013
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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Magical Power of Masks in Ivo Vojnović’s Drama. "Maškarate ispod kuplja" as Paradigm of the Illusion of Reality
Abstract
The present paper analyses Ivo Vojnović’s drama Maškarate ispod kuplja by intending to
emphasize the importance of carnival masks considered as instruments of liberation of
individuals from social conformism. The protagonists of Vojnović’s Maškarate show their
non-conformist faces and experience freedom only in carnival season. The carnival is described
as the allegory of surreal and phantasmagoric world displaying pseudo-realistic
situations that represent the deformed face or, rather, the alter of the masked reality. Masks
are, therefore, perceived as shields from the frustrating reality and external influences,
whereas life under masks is understood as the perfect model of concealing internal weaknesses
and insecurities. The enchanting carnival atmosphere enables the protagonists to openly
show the suppressed personality and personal choices. The clear model of searching for the
illusion of the truth and the truth of the illusion is also shown, notwithstanding the complicating
conditions of the emotional world of the protagonist-symbol who creates false identity
provoked and conditioned by external factors.
The influence of the Italian grotesque theatre has been reported as well, whereas the similarities
have been perceived in particular in the behavioral pattern of the protagonists and perception
of time and place as metaphysical categories. The determination of the level
of interdependence between the Croatian author and the Italian role models has also been
possible. The comparison with the Italian literary contemporaries has been performed by
examining the intertextual correspondences in particular related to the selection of the „carnivalesque”
motives.
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mask, carnival, persona, alienation, Vojnović, maškarate, grotesque, illusion, deformation
Citation
Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, 2013, nr 4, s.253–264
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978-83-232-2525-6
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2084-3011