Kovács Tivadar szerk.: Theatrum — Színháztudományi értesítő 1963/2

Idegen nyelvű ismertetések: Angol

1. The origins of the East-European theatre. In this territory the beginnings of the drama are not contemporary with the beginnings of agriculture, but can be traced back to the moa

+. developed atage of primitive community, to the horseback nomadic social and cultural system characteristic of Asia and Eastern Europe, ^his had reaulted in the development of a particular popular drama. 2. Social development in Eastern Europe was much slower than in the West. Thia waa the caae with bourgeois development as well. The separation between town and country was much slower and took place in a later period than in Western Europe. Therefore in each of the East-European countries the popular features of the drama are more pronounced. 3. In Eastern Europe the central power of the monarchy is of an earlier origin than the development of the bourgeoisie as a consequence of the Mongol and Turkish raids. This resulted in the birth of a particular court drama in these countries. 4. Most of the EastBuropean countries gained or regained their independence in the 20th century. That is why the beginnings of the national drama, the national theatre and the national opera of these countries are in a close connexion with - 127 -