The Hell of Reenactment

• Authors: Loba M.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

'Huis clos' is a story of a battle between two worlds. One is the world of here and now - which means eternal punishment. The other is the world of what has been done and experienced. In hell everything is fixed, completed, closed, sealed and irrevocable. There is no room for novelty, for new starts or an alteration of what has happened. Yet the hell of eternal reenactment requires repeated relapses in old faults and weaknesses. An understanding of past failures weighs heavily against old customs, and every attempt to make a slightest change in one's character is futile. The world that was left behind has been lively, dangerous, perhaps treacherous to some extent, but always challenging and emotional. The world of present ordeal is dead, cold, ephemeral and without consequence. It is filled with powerlessness and faded emotions. Admittedly, it offers a relief after a lifetime of trials, but it places every actor in a situation that must end in disappointment and frustration.

Keywords

EN

DRAMAS; HELL; REENACTMENT; SARTRE

Discipline

• PHILOSOPHY: PHILOSOPHY

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Przegląd Filozoficzny. Nowa Seria
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 4(56)
• Pages: 311-315
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Loba M.

• M. Loba, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza, Instytut Romanistyki, ul. Niepodleglosci 4, 61-874 Poznan, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06PLAAAA01232813