Expressionism in Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz's play The shoemakers

Aim of this bachelor thesis Expressionism in Stanisźaw Ignacy Witkiewicz's Play The Shoemakers is finding and defining elements of expressionism in the work of a significant Polish writer, theorist and painter Stanisźaw Ignacy Witkiewicz. For this goal, the author assesses his play 'The Shoemakers'. Firstly, for the aim to be achieved, development of expressionism in Europe, notably Poland, needed to be briefly described. Furthermore, Witkiewicz's relation to art was mentioned, and his theory of artistic creation, so called Theory of Pure Form, was examined. By interpretation of 'The Shoemakers', present expressionistic and formistic components were illustrated and further assessed