APOCALYPTIC AND CATASTROPHIC THEMES IN SLOVAK DRAMA OF 1945-1949 (PETER KARVAS, JULIUS BARC-IVAN AND JURAJ VAH)

• Authors: Robertsova D.
• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The paper discusses four plays written between 1945 and 1949 - Karvas' 'Meteor' (1945), two of Barc's dramas 'The Tower' (1947) and 'The End' (1948), as well as Vah's play 'The First and the Last Ones' (1949). The paper notes biblical references and their use in these modern plays. It also argues that the apocalyptic and catastrophic theme has a two-fold character: it relates to a particular historical era, but also expresses the atemporal values and norms. As a result, the paper claims that, on one hand, this theme can be seen in relation to the general instability triggered by World War 2, and the fragile peace after it. On the other hand, it shows that the resulting ethical and emotional disturbances led to a re-evaluation of the past, of guilt, of responsibility, and of the other concepts. All of the plays examined develop the theatre of ideas, but their poetics and ideological implications differ enormously.

Keywords

EN

CATASTROPHIC THEME; PLAYS BETWEEN 1945-1949; SLOVAK DRAMA

Discipline

• ARTS_&_ARCHITECTURE: ARTS & ARCHITECTURE

• Publisher: Institute of Theatre and Arts, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenské divadlo (Slovak Theatre)
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 285-311
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Robertsova D.

• D. Robertsova, Kabinet divadla a filmu SAV, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07SKAAAA01954162