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The Com dienne draws on Nobel Prize winner, Wladyslav Reymont's, own experiences as an actor in a struggling provincial theatre at the fin de siecle, at time of massive social upheaval in Europe. Reymont depicts, in a slow burning tragedy, a young provincial Janina, the com dienne of the title, who joins a Warsaw theatre company and struggles toward what was then a very modern notion of personal freedom. A Com dienne also played drama and tragedy and the word in Polish had some connotation of a deceiver. As such, the title in Reymont 's day would have implied a somewhat darker novel that we might unwittingly expect today. This edition has been completely re-edited and includes over 500 amendments, corrections and new translations to the orignal text. The introduction by Marianna Rychlowska includes; - Biographical details of the author - Historical context of the book - Literary notes - Historical review of early theatre in Poland - Theatre reportage by Henryk Sienkiewicz These unique insights provide the contemporary reader with much of the commonly understood historical context that was assumed of the original audience.
Synopsis
The Com dienne draws on Nobel Prize winner, Wladyslav Reymont's, own personal experience of actors in struggling provincial theatres. Reymont paints a slow burning tragedy of rebellious Janina, the com dienne of the title, who joins a Warsaw theatre company and struggles to achieve a modern notion of freedom. A Com dienne played drama and tragedy and the word in Polish had some connotation of a deceiver. The title in Reymont 's day would have implied a darker novel that we might unwittingly expect today. This edition includes an introduction by Marianna Rychlowska providing some context to the time and subject matter of this novel. The Com dienne has been completely re-edited and reset for Onesuch Press.