Operetta (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Witold Gombrowicz
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Play of ideas
- Time of Work: c. 1910 and after World War II
- Setting: Himalaj Castle
- Genres: Drama, Problem play
- Subjects: Values, Self-discovery, Politics, Revolutions, 1940’s, 1910’s, Fashion, Poland or Polish people, Clothing or dress
Characters Discussed
Count Charmant Himalay, or Szarm Himalaj in some texts, the thirty- five-year-old son of Prince Himalay and Princess Fernanda. A “jaded rake and fop,” he plots to make Albertine his 258th conquest. His goal, however, is not to undress the girl but to dress her expensively and fashionably. It is the artifice of fashion that he loves, not the actual woman. As his plan starts to go awry, he begins to feel constrained by his life of appearances and, without considering the consequences, unleashes the forces that result in his downfall. He returns after the...
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