{"product_id":"the-comedienne-paperback","title":"The Comedienne - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdmund Obecny\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMarianna Rychlowska\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eBiographical details of the author\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHistorical context of the book\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eLiterary notes\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eHistorical review of early theatre in Poland\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eTheatre reportage by Henryk Sienkiewicz\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese unique insights provide the contemporary reader with much of the commonly understood historical context that was assumed of the original audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733435977791,"sku":"9780987153241","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b36330c3377235e5b1786715add5b411.webp?v=1765135938","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-comedienne-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}