"Błazny" i zagadnienie teodycei
Authors:
- Agnieszka Woźniakowska
Abstract
The article attempts an analysis of Here Come the Clowns, a play written by an American playwright, Philip Barry, through the lens of the notion of theodicy. The question of the reason for and the meaning of suffering, understood as something evil, is often connected with the feelings of distress, helplessness and a sense of the imminent “end of times,” as well as with the experience of death, including the death of a loved one. Barry’s inspiration for the play is deeply rooted in his own experiences; the protagonist of the play searches for God in order to ask him about the meaning of human suffering. The question becomes not only an attempt at explaining or finding justification for the experience of suffering, but also an accusation towards God, who allows for the suffering to continue. God, however, becomes freed of all responsibility—in his dying breath, the protagonist reaches an epiphany that everything is dependent on man and his free will.
- Record ID
- USLdfa068fe6d72417eae15e4f9bcfbed5d
- Author
- Pages
- 187-196
- Publication size in sheets
- 0.50
- Book
- Woźniakowska Agnieszka, Agnieszka Woźniakowska Szurman Jarosław Aleksander, Jarosław Aleksander Szurman Knapik Eugeniusz Eugeniusz Knapik [et al.] (eds.): Styl późny w muzyce, literaturze i kulturze. T. 4, Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach, no. 3524, 2016, Katowice, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego, 202 p., ISBN 978-83-8012-882-8
- Keywords in Polish
- teodycea, Błazny, dramat
- Handle.net URL
- hdl.handle.net/20.500.12128/6641 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- pol (pl) Polish
- File
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- File: 1
- "Błazny" i zagadnienie teodycei, File Wozniakowska_Blazny_i_zagadnienie_teodycei.pdf / 296 KB
- Wozniakowska_Blazny_i_zagadnienie_teodycei.pdf
- publication date: 06-02-2024
- "Błazny" i zagadnienie teodycei, File Wozniakowska_Blazny_i_zagadnienie_teodycei.pdf / 296 KB
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- Score (nominal)
- 5
- Score source
- BIBLIOGRAFIA DOROBKU PRACOWNIKÓW UŚ
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://opus.us.edu.pl/info/article/USLdfa068fe6d72417eae15e4f9bcfbed5d/
- URN
urn:uni-kat-prod:USLdfa068fe6d72417eae15e4f9bcfbed5d
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