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THE »BRITISH« BETWEEN-WAR REPERTOIRE OF THE CROATIAN STAGE AND A LITTLE MORE ON THE WORK OF KA MESARIĆ

Helena Peričić


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Abstract

The thirtieth anniversary of the death of Ka(lman) Mesarić (1900-1983) is a good occasion to remember the numerous important historical-literary overviews by the unmentioned author, director and translator, up until the 80s of the last century. In her presentation, the author covers Mesarić’s introductory notes and his reactions to plays, largely from Zagreb, in the period between world wars, based on the works of British authors, who, at the time, had taken the spotlight away from German drama on the Croatian stage. The author also presents some of the possible reasons for the ostracizing and underrepresentation of Mesarić among overviews of Croatian literary history.
It is precisely these notes, which correspond to the time of his well-known expressionistic dramas, that allow us to consider Mesarić, despite debatable reviews of his work as a theater critic, one of the most prominent promoters of this literature/drama in the local cultural setting, and certainly one of the most controversial, and often overlooked, theater figures we have.

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Hrčak ID:

122920

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/122920

Publication date:

30.4.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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