„Taniec małp w społecznej próżni”, czyli PRL-owskie (re)sentymenty Janusza Głowackiego

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to show Janusz Głowacki’s point of view – how he depicts his experiences from the ‘60s and ‘70s. The author refers to Głowacki’s works from this time as well as his more contemporary texts. A light is shed on both sentiments and resentments concerning the period of the Polish People’s Republic, which are reflected in individual texts from different stages of Głowacki’s career. Thanks to this we may observe how much his perception of the reality back then has changed over time. Main categories for Głowacki are “nostalgia” and “experience,” both from the perspective of psychological and sociological research (F. Davis, M. Lewicka) as well as from historical and literary angle (R. Koselleck, S. Boym, M. Saryusz-Wolska). What serves as the context for the analysis of Głowacki’s works is the category of autobiographical space, which in this case is Warsaw.