The sacred dimension of time in Paul Claudel's dramatic work based on the "Annunciation" (1948)

Bibliogr. s. 148-149

The research purpose of this paper is to analyze the way in which the liturgy and the sacrum shape the timeframe of the drama Annunciation (1948) written by the French symbolist Paul Claudel. The first issue concerns source of these liturgical inspirations. They are the fruit of many years of the playwright's creative search and of his personal experience with the sacrum. The next part of the reflection concerns the role that these liturgical inspirations play within the drama itself. Particularly noteworthy is the universalization of the events presented in the play - through the constant presence of the liturgy, the life of the characters in a mystical way takes on a spiritual and metaphysical dimension. In Claudel's theater, liturgical inspiration serve to embody of the supernatural world on the stage, and to represent events belonging to the sphere of sacrum. In the case of the Annunciation, the best example of this is the motif of the miracle.