Diabeł w operze. „Pajac” Tomasza Manna w kontekście „Fausta” Johanna Wolfganga Goethego
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The protagonist of Thomas Mann’s short story "The Clown" ("Der Bajazzo") cannot became an artist
because he hasn’t got enough talent. He is also unable to live among people as an ordinary citizen
because his social competencies haven’t been completely developed. That is why he can be regarded
as a literary figure who tries to leave the real world and to penetrate the literary world. The devil who
appears in Charles Gounod’s opera "Faust" based on Johann Wolfgang Goethe’s drama "Faust" and who
is watching the protagonist from the stage during the opera performance seems to be the only person
who can help him to find his existential space.
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