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Tajemnica klusek z czerniny. O tłumaczeniu kulinariów na przykładzie trylogii o Emilu ze Smålandii
Mysterious Bloody Dumplings. On Swedish Dishes and Their Translated Names in the Polish Emil of Lönneberga The article starts with a short overview of the fundamental role food plays in children’s literature. The motif of food can convey deep psychological as well as philosophical meanings, and Astrid Lindgren made use of it with various purposes in mind: symbolical, comical, anti-didactic or educational. The main analysis is limited to the Polish translation of the name of one dish from the old Swedish cuisine – palt – which appears in different contexts in Astrid Lindgren’s trilogy about Emil of Lönneberga
Mysterious Czernina Dumplings. On Swedish Dishes and Their Translated Names in the Polish Emil of Lönneberga
The article starts with a short overview of the fundamental role played by food in children’s literature. The motif of food can convey deep psychological as well as philosophical meanings, and Astrid Lindgren made use of it with various purposes in mind: symbolical, comical, anti-didactic or educational. The main analysis is limited to the Polish translation of the name of one dish in the old Swedish cuisine – palt – which appears in different contexts in Astrid Lindgren’s trilogy about Emil of Lönneberga
Tam i z powrotem : rzecz o lalkarskich kontaktach polsko-czechosłowackich oraz polsko-czesko-słowackich na Śląsku
The book is an attempt to document Polish-Czechoslovak, as well as Polish, Czech and
Slovak puppetry collaboration. It also provides an analysis of the phenomenon of mutual
influence between these theaters. The inspiration to write this book comes from a visit of
the Czech and Slovak artists to the Polish puppetry theaters, which is particularly conspicuous
in the Silesia region.
Unlike the Polish theater, the Czech and Slovak puppetry tradition is long and rich,
which resulted in the situation that Czechoslovak puppetry took root in the tradition that
was enhanced by the imposed doctrines of social realism, whereas Polish puppet theater
was shaping more freely with no encumbrance. Thus formed Polish style which made use
of visual texture and various means of expression that transcended the traditional idea of
a puppet, and experimenting with the power of expression by using a puppet along with
a real human actor, proved inspiring to the neighboring country of Czechoslovakia.
At the turn of the 1970s and 1980s Czech and Slovak artists commenced appearing
on Polish puppet stages. With the advent of the 1980s these visits turned into a close international
collaboration. Among the most active artists on the Silesian scene were: from
Slovakia, MarĂan Pecko and his team (Eva Farkašová, Jan ZavarskĂ˝, Pavol Andraško,
Robert Mankovecký); from the Czech theater, Matěj Kopecký, Miroslav Vildman, Karel
Brožek, Petr Nosálek, who brought their collaborators (Alois Tománek, Petr Litvik, Tomáš
Volkmer, Pavel HubiÄŤka, Pavel Helebrand, Nikos Engonidis). In the 1990s Polish
puppet theaters boasted guests from Zaolzie; among them were Rudolf Chowaniok, Paweł
Żywczok, Halina Szkopkowa, and Janusz Klimsza.
At the same time Czech artists, such as Karel Brožek, Petr Nosálek, Jakub Krofta,
became artistic directors of the puppet theaters in Katowice and Wrocław, which was an
unprecedented phenomenon.
Apart from the above-mentioned artists, there are others working for puppet theatres
in Silesia, as well as in other regions of Poland, namely, Norbert Bodnár, Simona Chalupová-
Pěničková, Hana Cigánová, Karel Fiszer, Vacláv Kábrt, Pavel Kalfus, Josef Krofta,
Lukáš Kuchinka, František Lipták, ZdenÄ›kMiczko, Jan PolĂvka, Ondrej Spišák, Libor
Štumpf, Povel Uher, Marek Zákostelecký. These artists represent older generation as well as younger ones, who completed their studies at the faculty of Alternative Art and
Puppetry in Praha.
This particular situation did not remain unnoticed as Hanna Baltyn claims that the
Czech and the Slovak rule, and Henryk Jurkowski asks whether this means an invasion.
Therefore, questions arise as to what extent the Czech and Slovak presence in the Polish
puppetry is conditioned by the opening of borders, community of cultural references, and
weakening position of the Polish theater, or whether it is the result of permanent cultural
fluctuations. This publication seeks answers to these questions. In addition, it depicts most
significant performances staged in Silesian theaters in 1980–2010 by artists from Czech
and Slovakia