TY - JOUR TI - We Can’t Change the World, but We Can Change the Subject. James Joyce’s Ulysses and Finnegans Wake on the Polish Stage AU - Keane, Barry TI - We Can’t Change the World, but We Can Change the Subject. James Joyce’s Ulysses and Finnegans Wake on the Polish Stage AB - This article examines how theatrical adaptations of James Joyce’s novels, Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, during the 1970s became integral to the avant-garde movement in Poland. Other adaptations would evolve in the post-transition period from the 1990s to the present day, which not only explored the themes presented in Joyce’s works but also hinted at the universality of personal crises, national grievances, and the yearning for a sense of home and homeland. VL - 2023 IS - Volume 18, Special issue (2023) PY - 2023 SN - 1897-3035 C1 - 2084-3933 SP - 17 EP - 28 DO - 10.4467/20843933ST.23.008.17840 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studia-litteraria-uic/article/we-cant-change-the-world-but-we-can-change-the-subject-james-joyces-ulysses-and-finnegans-wake-on-the-polish-stage KW - James Joyce KW - theatre KW - avantgarde KW - adaptation KW - reception