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

Idegen nyelvű ismertetések: Angol

Dr Dezső Baróti candidate in arta, researcher of the Petőfi Literary Museum analyzed the relations between the East-European comparative history of literature and the history of the theatre. He stated that a constant presence - conscious of instinctive - of elements of the folklore is characteristic of the East-European literature, theatre and to a certain extent of its music. In our and in the neighbouring countries the popular trends in literature have been described, but a comparative synthesis of these is still laoking. Perhaps that is why researchers of different countries interpret the same phenomana in different ways. The definition of the distinctive features of the popular trends in the theatre and drama would add a great deal to the solving of many problems. The accurate definition of the particular features of the East-European enlightment is equally in the interest of the theatrical and literary sciences. Here the central problem of enlightment had been the creation of a national language. How did the theatre contribute to the creating of a national literary language? It is very important for all East- European countries to solve thia problem. The lecturer also delt with the question of romanticism, then he analyzed the problems of the - 130 V