Uvedení divadelní hry Rolfa Hochhutha „Náměstek“ v Československu

• Authors: Turynová Monika

Title variants

EN

Introduction of the Theatre play by Rolf Hochhuth in the Czechoslovakia

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

The author's study focuses on the controversial play Náměstek (The Deputy; Der Stellvertreter, 1963) by Rolf Hochhuth, which portrays Pope Pius XII. as cold, anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi leader, motivated almost exclusively by material and financial interests of Holy See. Communist regimes were eager to retrieve Hochhuth's approval with performance of the play behind the Iron Curtain, as the play was very useful propaganda tool against the Roman Catholic Church. After some hesitation, Hochhuth gave his consent. Study focuses on the production (of Divadlo Vítězného Února in Hradec Králové, Divadlo na Vinohradech in Prague and Státní divadlo v Brně) and public perception of Hochhuth's play, as well as its treatment by the communist propaganda.

Keywords

EN

History; 20th Century; Czechoslovakia; Culture; Theatre; Rolf Hohchhuth; the Deputy; Pius XII.; Roman Catholic Church; Holocaust

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 261-278

Contributors

author

Turynová Monika

• Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Palackého, Olomouc, Cz