In the Laboratory of Modernity
Patryk Kencki
Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5650-6578
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Introduction to to essay-cluster Modernity laboratory: Theatre of the 18th century.
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Pamiętnik Teatralny 74, z. 3 (2025).
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Patryk KenckiInstitute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5650-6578
Patryk Kencki - PhD, Professor of Theater Studies at the Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences, lecturer at the Acting Department of the Film School in Łódź. He conducts research on the history of Old Polish theater, with particular emphasis on the biblical tradition and the reception of French comedies. He published Inspiracje starotestamentowe w dramacie polskiego renesansu (1545-1625) (Warszawa, 2012), Staropolski Molière (Warsaw, 2021).
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