Емоционално за първите български театрални представления: възрожденската критика за театъра и драмата
An emotional reflection on the first Bulgarian theatre performances: the Revival criticism towards theatre and drama

Summary/Abstract: The article studies the emotional responses elicited by D. Voynikov's theatrical experiments in Braila. From the specific occasion, the discussion expands to the topic of theatre and its place in Bulgarian Revivalist society. Revivalist press became a field for dispute, for clarification of moral and educational principles between the participants in the discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of theatre. Proponents and detractors of the art of theatre alike expounded and defended their positions more with fervour than with logical argument. The emotional approach to every novelty in the dynamically changing Revivalist society was fully manifested in the subject of theatre as well. Was it time for the people of Bulgaria after the second half of the nineteenth century to align themselves with European cultural models or was it better, safer, more comfortable to stay within the boundaries of traditional culture? Participants in the dispute are D. Voynikov, T. Ikonomov, D. Druemev, P. R. Slaveykov, L. Karavelov, etc.

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