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Et in Arcadia fracta ego. Ponowoczesna entopia Toma Stopparda

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Bartosiak M., Uniwersytet Łódzki K. D. i. T., Ph.D. Lecturer at the Department of Drama and Theatre (Institute of Contemporary Culture U. o. Ł. M. r. i. t. o. d. a. t.
Collectanea Philologica
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2014
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vol. 17
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The paper presents a complex analysis of “Arcadia” by Tom Stoppard as an example of the postmodern artistic strategy that reinterprets traditional myth and themes within the context of dynamical changes in the cultural discourse of the last few decades. At the same time, it applies theories of contemporary natural sciences in the construction of characters, scenery and dramatic plot. The paper argues that such artistic strategy aims at the topoi koinoi of the anthropologically conceived culture and technologically oriented civilization. The analysis of Stoppard’s drama is set within two contexts: 1) the historical bifurcations of ancient (Theocritus, Virgil) and modern (Phillip Sidney, Nicolas Poussin) interpretations of the Arcadian myth; 2) the basic notions of chaos theory that are suggested in the dialogues and, at the same time, are applied in the construction of dramatic plot and its representation (bifurcation, attractor). The notion of entopia (‘in-place’), as opposed to the pair of utopia and dystopia, which are usually connected with interpretations of the myth of Arcadia as a desirable or undesirable ‘no-place’, refers to the ‘Arcadian’ aspects and possibilities of living, and especially to the acting here and now. In this respect, the paper argues that Stoppard’s “Arcadia” provides a mental space for the recognition of anthropological and axiological (performative) determinants of contemporary ‘Arcadian’ entopia.
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Tom Stoppard’s Science Plays: Metaphor and Experiment

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Kačer T.
Świat i Słowo
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2021
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vol. 36(1)
77-89
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The science play is a well-established genre of dramatic writing in the Englishspeaking theatrical tradition. This paper discusses three full-length science plays by the prominent British playwright Tom Stoppard. These are Hapgood, Arcadia, and The Hard Problem. The plays are based on popular science sources and offer their audience an access to science. After providing a brief history of the science play and the science show, the paper shows that Stoppard develops the dramatic and theatrical traditions by involving science on the textual (giving popularised scientific knowledge in the form of dialogised lectures) and performative levels (demonstrating or illustrating science on stage), primarily to turn it into a metaphor of human behaviour. Hapgood and Arcadia further engage with science on the structural level, thus becoming thought experiments reflecting upon science. The most recent play, The Hard Problem, develops textual and performative strategies related to science but ceases to experiment with the form, leaving more space for the audience to draw ethical conclusions.
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Sztuki naukowe Toma Stopparda: Metafora i eksperyment

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Kačer T.
Świat i Słowo
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2021
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vol. 36(1)
77-89
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Sztuka naukowa to ugruntowany gatunek dramatu w anglojęzycznej tradycji teatralnej. Artykuł omawia trzy sztuki naukowe wybitnego brytyjskiego dramatopisarza Toma Stopparda. Są to Hapgood, Arkadia i The Hard Problem. Oparte są one na źródłach popularnonaukowych, dzięki czemu przystępnie przedstawiają widzom zagadnienia naukowe. Po zaprezentowaniu krótkiej historii sztuki naukowej i pokazu naukowego, artykuł pokazuje, w jaki sposób Stoppard rozwija tradycje dramatyczne i teatralne, angażując naukę na poziomie tekstowym (podając popularną wiedzę naukową w formie dialogowanych wykładów) i performatywnym (demonstrując lub ilustrując naukę na scenie), przede wszystkim po to, by uczynić z niej metaforę ludzkich zachowań. Co więcej, Hapgood i Arkadia podejmują zagadnienia naukowe na poziomie strukturalnym, stając się w ten sposób eksperymentami myślowymi odzwierciedlającymi naukę. Najnowsza sztuka The Hard Problem rozwija strategie tekstowe i performatywne związane z nauką, ale nie eksperymentuje już z formą, pozostawiając widzom więcej miejsca na samodzielne wyciąganie wniosków etycznych.
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